14 February 2026

Barys Outscore Lada in a High-Scoring Game

Lada became Barys’ second opponent of the February home stand. Mason Morelli returned to the lineup, while Ansar Shaikhmeddenov was sidelined due to injury. Dmitry Breus replaced Kirill Nikitin as the seventh defenseman. The coaching staff entrusted the starting role in goal to Nikita Boyarkin.

The visitors opened the scoring just 83 seconds after the opening faceoff. Andrey Chivilev broke free down the right wing and fired a precise shot into the far corner. Interestingly, that early goal seemed to energize the hosts, who responded with three goals before the first intermission. Ian McCoshen made amends for his earlier mistake on Lada’s goal. Shortly after, Kirill Panyukov struck from the high slot, and Semyon Simonov converted on the power play.

In the second period, Alexander Lukin capitalized on a turnover in Barys’ zone to cut the deficit to one. However, the Astana side maintained control and continued to dictate the pace. Early in the third, Riley Walsh beat the Tolyatti netminder for the fourth time, scoring his tenth goal of the season. A minute later, Michael Vecchione hit the crossbar. Soon after, Max Willman and Tyce Thompson combined for a shorthanded goal on a quick counterattack. Still, Tyler Graovac managed to convert on the power play for Lada. Late in the game, the visitors were given a double minor power play opportunity, but Barys’ special teams held firm.

On February 17, Mikhail Kravets’ team will host Metallurg.

Barys – Lada 5:3 (3:1, 0:1, 2:1)

0:1 – 01:23 – Chivilev

1:1 – 05:39 – McCoshen (Assetov, Panyukov)

2:1 – 12:48 – Panyukov

3:1 – 14:35 – Simonov PP

3:2 – 34:17 – Lukin

4:2 – 45:37 – Walsh (Kaiyrzhan)

5:2 – 48:32 – Thompson (Willman, Boyarkin) SH

5:3 – 49:51 – Graovac (Chivilev, Cotton) PP

Goaltenders: Boyarkin – Bocharov

Barys Arena. 6,711 spectators