Before the Match: SKA vs. Barys

Barys will conclude their short away series in St. Petersburg. The Neva Army Men suffered a home defeat in their last game against Dynamo Moscow (2:4). Grigory Kuzmin and Arseny Gritsyuk scored the goals for SKA, while goaltender Pavel Moiseevich made 38 saves. Roman Rotenberg praised his team’s resilience but admitted they made one more mistake than their opponents.

SKA has played 33 games this season, earning 42 points. They remain the highest-scoring team in the current regular season, with 122 goals. The team’s star player and top scorer, Evgeny Kuznetsov, has 28 points (10 goals + 18 assists). Sergei Plotnikov, with 15 goals, ranks among the League's top five scorers. Anthony DeAngelo (4 goals + 20 assists) is one of the top assist leaders and offensive defensemen in the championship. However, SKA will be without defenseman Artyom Zemchonok and forward Zakhar Bardakov due to injuries.

Barys lost their last game to Severstal in a high-scoring matchup (3:5) on Friday. Anton Burdasov netted twice, becoming the team's leading scorer this season with 8 goals. Alikhan Asetov also scored, matching his personal best for points in a single KHL season. Ivan Nikolishin contributed two assists, while goalie Andrei Shutov made 39 saves. Coach Galym Mambetaliyev noted that the team played more confidently after scoring their first goal but cited a crucial line change error in the final minutes as the reason they couldn’t salvage the game. Barys has 21 points from 35 games.

The match between SKA and Barys begins at 7:00 PM Astana time.
The live broadcast will be available on Qazsport.

General Partner of HC Barys – JSC "Samruk-Kazyna"
Partner of HC Barys – Tourism and Sports Industry Support Fund.

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