Before the game: Snezhnye Barsy vs. Avto

The Astana team wraps up their second home series of September with a matchup against Avto from Yekaterinburg.

Avto continues their road trip after facing Togliatti, where the visitors claimed a 4–2 victory. The goals for the Ural side were scored by Alexander Pimin, Dmitry Isaev, Mikhail Gamzakov, and Yury Mortsinkevich. Earlier, Alexey Bulatov’s team hosted Yaroslavl and earned a narrow 1–0 win, with the game-winning goal coming from Alexander Pimin nine minutes before the final buzzer.

Ahead of the game in Astana, Avto sits 6th in the standings with 8 points after 10 games. The team’s top performer over the last five games has been Lavr Gashilov, who has recorded 8 points (2+6).

Snezhnye Barsy faced Tolpar in their previous outing but failed to find the back of the net, suffering a 0–4 defeat. Earlier, Anton Vasin’s team achieved a historic 3–2 victory over the Belye Medvedi — their first win against Chelyabinsk since 2018. Alexander Perkin stood out in that matchup, scoring twice in his return from Canada, while Adiyat Masen netted his first career goal in the Junior Hockey League.

Currently, Snezhnye Barsy sit 9th in the Silver Division standings with 4 points after 11 games. The team’s top player over the last five games has been Mstislav Shipilin with 2 points (0+2).

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