Snezhnye Barsy Lose to Kuznetskie Medvedi in First Meeting

After a nine-day break, Snezhnye Barsy began another October road trip in Novokuznetsk, where they faced the local Kuznetskie Medvedi. Unfortunately, the game ended in a 4:1 defeat for the Astana side.

The opening period ended scoreless. Just one minute into the second, David Kalichava put the hosts ahead after receiving a turning pass from Daniil Terenin. Matvey Tatyankin then doubled the lead, scoring his first goal in the League. With two and a half minutes remaining in the period, Semyon Margarit beat Bogdan Yemelyanov to make it 3:0.

Snezhnye Barsy managed to pull one goal back in the final period. Following assists from Leonid Zhdanovskiy and Zhakanger Tileukhan, Ignat Balanchik scored his first goal of the season for Snezhnye Barsy. With a minute and a half remaining, the visitors pulled their goaltender to try to cut the deficit while playing six-on-five. However, the move proved unsuccessful, as the hosts scored into the empty net to seal the final result. Semyon Belogurov was credited with the goal.

Snezhnye Barsy will face Kuznetskie Medvedi again tomorrow. The game will start at 16:30 Kazakhstan time.

Kuznetskie Medvedi - Snezhnye Barsy 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1)

1:0 – 21:03 – Kalichava (Terenin)

2:0 – 34:01 – Tatyankin (Voronin, Belogurov)

3:0 – 37:41 – Margarit (Shevel, Logvin)

3:1 – 51:13 – Balanchik (Zhdanovskiy, Tileukhan)

4:1 – 58:30 – Belogurov, EN

Goaltenders: Shantsev – Yemelyanov

Match statistics:

• Shots: 55-64

• Shots on goal: 29-34

• Faceoffs won: 28-32

• Blocked shots: 17-11

• Hits: 22-19

• Penalty minutes: 6-6

Arena of Kuznetsk Metallurgists named after O. Korolenko. Attendance: 382

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