Shanghai Dragons - Barys: Game Preview

The Chinese team enter the matchup against Barys on a four-game winning streak. In their previous game, the Dragons defeated Spartak in Moscow in a shootout (4:3). Mitch Love's players had trailed by two goals in the third period but managed to turn the game around. David Chen, Nate Sucese and Dmitry Yashkin scored, with Yashkin later converting the decisive shootout attempt. Pavel Khomchenko made 30 saves. The Dragons' head coach noted that the team had managed to turn the game around thanks to their character.

Shanghai have collected 26 points in 18 games. Riley Sutter (5+11) leads the team in scoring, while Brett Murray and Dmitry Yashkin are among the top six goal scorers in the league this season.

On Wednesday, Barys edged Dinamo Minsk 1:0 on the road. Semyon Simonov scored the only goal, recording his eighth of the season. Andrei Shutov registered his third shutout of the current championship with 28 saves. He currently leads the League's goaltending rankings with a 94.7% save percentage. The visitors also blocked 33 shots, including seven by Ian McCoshen. Mikhail Kravets highlighted this as one of the key factors behind the win, emphasizing the importance of every victory during this extended road trip.

Barys have 23 points after 20 games. Justin Bailey (12+9) remains the team's leading goal scorer and points leader in the regular season.

The Shanghai Dragons - Barys game starts at 21:30 Kazakhstan time.

Live coverage will be available on Qazsport.

General Partner of HC Barys – JSC NWF Samruk Kazyna

Partner of HC Barys – CF Fund for the Support of the Tourism and Sports Industry

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