08 March 2025

Pre-game: Barys vs. CSKA

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Barys continues its regular season campaign with a home game against CSKA.

The Moscow club recently saw its winning streak snapped in an overtime loss (2:3) against SKA in the Army Derby. Top scorer Maxim Sorkin (24+25) and Prokhor Poltapov found the net, while Pavel Khomenko stopped 35 shots. Head coach Ilya Vorobyov noted that his team allowed two goals on the penalty kill and failed to capitalize on their power plays, which ultimately decided the game.

CSKA currently sits at 79 points after 61 games. Nikita Nesterov (7+26) is among the league's top-scoring defensemen, while Dmitry Gamzin ranks top 7 in save percentage (92.9%). Defenseman Colby Williams and forward Vitaly Abramov are listed as injured.

Barys secured its third win of the season against Sibir (4:1) on Thursday. Goals came from Alihan Asetov, Vsevolod Logvin, and Nikita Setdikov, who sealed the victory with an empty-net double. Setdikov (9+8) is now tied with Anton Burdasov (12+5) as the team's top scorer. Debutant Artem Shestakov made 31 saves, earning his first KHL win. Adil Beketayev reached 50 career points. Head coach Galym Mambetaliev praised his players for executing the game plan and highlighted the progress of young players. Barys has accumulated 33 points in 62 games.