Before the Match Barys – Kunlun Red Star
29 October 2024

Before the Match Barys – Kunlun Red Star

Barys-SMM-Match-Day-Home.jpg

Barys will wrap up its October match schedule with a home game against Kunlun. The Beijing team arrives in Kazakhstan's capital after five consecutive home losses. In their last game, the "Dragons" were narrowly defeated by CSKA in overtime (3–4), marking the only game of their recent home series where they scored points. The goals against CSKA were scored by Rourke Chartier, Adam Clendening, and Jaden Halbgewachs. Goaltender Konstantin Volkov made 21 saves. Coach Mikhail Kravets noted that his team played with solid structure and, despite trailing 1–3, kept pressing forward.

Kunlun has earned 14 points in 20 games. Tomas Jurco is the team's top scorer with 13 points (6+7), while defenseman Ryan Merkley is on the injured list.

Last week, Barys achieved back-to-back wins for the first time this season. In their last game, they beat Sibir in Novosibirsk (3–1). Anton Burdasov and Ivan Nikolishin each tallied 2 points (1+1) in the game, with Nikolishin recording his first points with the Kazakh team. Adil Beketayev also scored a goal. Goalie Nikita Boyarkin made 28 saves. Coach Galym Mambetaliyev commented that the victory was hard-fought.

Barys currently has 11 points from 19 games. Alikhan Omirbekov leads the team in scoring with 7 points (3+4). Kirill Savitsky has recently returned from injury.

The Barys – Kunlun game starts at 19:00 Astana time.

Tickets can be purchased at Barys Arena's ticket offices or online at Снимок экрана 2024-10-10 в 12.14.41.png.

The game will be broadcast live on Qazsport and KHL channels.

Share with your friends

See also

new-preview
Barys

Season recap. Kirill Savitsky

new-preview
Barys
Snezhnye Barsy

Season recap. Alexander Perkin

new-preview
Barys

Season Recap: Ansar Shaikhmeddenov