Barys concludes its home series with a game against another Eastern Conference leader Avtomobilist.
The Ural team has won four of its last five games and currently holds second place in the conference. In their recent game, Avtomobilist defeated Neftekhimik at home with a score of 3:2. Goals by Nick Ebert, Vladimir Kuznetsov, and Brooks Macek brought victory to the Yekaterinburg team. Notably, Neftekhimik only managed 14 shots on target, 12 of which were saved by Evgeny Alikin. Nikolai Zavarukhin pointed out that unnecessary penalties could have disrupted the game, but his team scored a crucial third goal in time.
Avtomobilist has accumulated 28 points in 21 games. The team’s top scorer, Stephane Da Costa (3 goals and 16 assists), ranks among the top three assist leaders in the championship. Defenseman Nikita Ishimnikov and forwards Anatoly Golyshev and Danil Romantsev are currently sidelined with injuries.
On Tuesday, Barys lost in a shootout against Ak Bars (1:2). Nikita Boyarkin had another outstanding performance, saving 43 shots. Ansar Shaikhmeddenov scored his first goal of the season. During the press conference, Galym Mambetaliyev announced the return of Roman Starchenko and the high probability of Andrei Shutov’s participation in the match against Avtomobilist.
The Kazakhstan team has 14 points after 22 games. Alikhan Omirbekov (3 goals, 4 assists) continues to lead the local scoring race. Nikita Boyarkin has moved up in the goaltender rankings, now sixth in the league in goals-against average (2.11) and fifth in save percentage (93.4). Viktor Antipin and Damir Zhafyarov remain on the injured list.
This season, the teams have already played two face-offs in Yekaterinburg. Barys won the first in overtime (2:1), while the home team claimed a comeback victory in the second (4:3).
The Barys vs. Avtomobilist game starts at 19:00 Astana time.
Tickets for tournament games are available at the Barys Arena box office and on our website .
The game will be broadcast live on Qazsport and KHL channels.
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