Before the match Barys - CSKA

Barys continuing its home series with a meeting with the current holder of the Gagarin Cup CSKA.

Players arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan with a series of three consecutive defeats. Last round, Sergei Fedorov's wards lost to Avangard (1:4). Sergei Plotnikov was the author of the only puck in the Omsk net. Puckstopper Ivan Fedotov deflected 15 shots on net.

CSKA has earned 56 points in 51 games, allowing them to sit in seventh place in the Western standings. Konstantin Okulov is the team's top scorer (11+26). Nikita Nesterov (9+18) is among the top 5 most productive defensemen in the league

Barys defeated Salavat Yulaev on Tuesday in a bright match. Astana first missed a two-goal lead created by Dmitri Gurkov (first goal of the season) and Kirill Savitski (tenth goal of the season), and then defended in overtime when the opponent replaced the puckstopper with a field player. In the shootout, the hosts got two points from an accurate shot by the team's top scorer Pontus Oberg (15+15) and a great play on the last line by Andrei Shutov. He ended up deflecting 33 shots. David Sklenicka reached the 20 assists mark for the season.

Kazakhstan team has 44 points after 52 matches. Alex Grant has been added to the team's infirmary. He took a throw in the game against Salavat Yulaev and is out for an extended period of time due to a fracture.

The match at Barys Arena will begin at 19:30 Astana time.

Tickets for the matches can be purchased at the ticket offices of Barys Arena and on our website ticket.hcbarys.kz.

Live coverage on KHL Prime and Qazsport TV channels.

General Partner of Barys HC – Samruk Kazyna SWF JSC

Partner of HC Barys - Fund for the Support of the Tourism and Sports Industry CF

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