Before the game: Snezhnye Barsy – Irbis

Snezhnye Barsy will conclude their February home series by hosting the Kazan club Irbis Kazan at their arena in Astana.

Before arriving in Astana, the visitors played an away game in Nizhnekamsk against Reaktor Nizhnekamsk and won in overtime 3–2. Rail Khusainov scored twice, while Ilya Kolomytsev added another goal. Prior to that, the team coached by Maxim Ovchinnikov suffered an overtime loss in Almetyevsk, where Sputnik Almetyevsk edged them 3–2. The goals for Irbis were scored by Irek Gainullin and Rail Khusainov.

Heading into the matchup with the Astana team, Irbis leads the Eastern Conference Golden Division standings with 73 points in 49 games.

Over the last five games, the team’s most productive player has been Rail Khusainov, who has recorded 6 points (4 goals + 2 assists).

Meanwhile, Snezhnye Barsy continue their home series after a game against Chaika Nizhny Novgorod, where the Astana side suffered a 0–6 defeat. Earlier they also lost 0–8 to Mamonty Yugry.

Currently, Snezhnye Barsy sit last in the Silver Division standings with 19 points from 48 games.

Over the last five games, the team’s top performer has been Timur Mindubaev with 5 points (3 goals + 2 assists).

The match will start at 19:00 Astana time.
The game will be broadcast live on KHL TV, KHL Prime, and InHockey.

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