Preview: Snezhnye Barsy vs. Mamonty Yugry

The Astana side kicks off a short February homestand as they welcome Mamonty Yugry to their home ice.

Heading into this matchup, the Mammoths played two games at home against Reaktor. The teams split the series with one win each. In the first game, the hosts came out on top 4–2, with strong performances from Timofey Kharitonov and Rostislav Galimuk, while Nikita Burakov scored twice. In the second game, however, Mamonty Yugry couldn’t replicate that effort and suffered a 0–4 shutout loss.

Before facing the Astana team, Mamonty Yugry sits 4th in the Eastern Conference’s Gold Division standings with 61 points in 48 games.

Over the last five games, Gleb Tsyplakov has been the team’s top performer, recording 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists).

Meanwhile, Snezhnye Barsy wrapped up their road series in Perm, where they faced MHK Molot. The Astana squad picked up two regulation wins to start a winning streak. In the first game, a 5–3 victory, 2008-born players Rasul Tursynov and Zhakhanger Tileukhan scored their first goals, while Asanali Ruslanuly, Timur Mindubayev, and Ilkhyon Ten also contributed offensively.

The second game wasn’t as high-scoring but ended in a 3–1 win. Timur Mindubayev and Rasul Tursynov once again made an impact, and team captain Ruslan Tusipbekov added a goal as well.

At the moment, Snezhnye Barsy sit last in the Silver Division standings with 19 points from 46 games.

Over their last five outings, Timur Mindubayev has been the team’s standout player with 6 points (4 goals, 2 assists).

The game will be broadcast live on KHL TV, KHL Prime, and InHockey.

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