24 January 2024

Before the match SKA - Barys

Barys will play the first game of the away series in St. Petersburg.

Last round, SKA lost to Dynamo Minsk (1:2) on home ice in overtime. Alexander Galchenyuk became the author of the only puck in the visitors' goal. The home team's goalie Nikita Serebryakov deflected 20 shots on goal.

As of today, the St. Petersburg team has already secured a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The team has 73 points after 54 matches. SKA's top scorer Alexander Nikishin (12+31) is the league's most productive defenseman. Artem Zemchenok (+23) and Mikhail Vorobyov (+22) are among the top-3 players in the league in terms of utility rating. Артем Земченок (+23) и Михаил Воробьев (+22) входят в топ-3 игроков лиги по показателю полезности.

Barys lost to Avtomobilist (2:3) in a tense game on Monday. Astana's top scorer Pontus Oberg scored his 16th goal of the season. Kristian Khenkel scored his first goal in a Barys jersey. Nikita Boyarkin, playing his first game of the season and 50th in his KHL career, deflected 26 shots.

The Kazakh team has 44 points after 55 games. Alikhan Asetov and Edward Pasquale are off the injured list and both traveled with the team.

Start of the meeting at the arena "Ice Palace" at 22:30 Astana time.

Live coverage on Qazsport.