Before the Game: Snezhnye Barsy vs. Omskie Yastreby

The Astana team continues its extended November home series with a matchup against one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference’s Gold Division — Omskie Yastreby.

The visitors begin their road trip after a narrow home victory over Rubin Tyumen, decided by a single goal. Daniil Moruzhov was the lone scorer in that game. Earlier, Vitaly Chernachub’s team defeated Molot Perm on home ice by a score of 3–1, with goals from Yaroslav Tkachev, Vladimir Korzin, and Daniil Moruzhov.

Heading into the game in Astana, Omskie Yastreby hold second place in the standings with 34 points in 22 games. The team’s most productive player over the last five games is Vladimir Korzin, who has tallied 8 points (4+4).

Snezhnye Barsy continue their November home stretch following two games against Sputnik Almetyevsk. In the first match, the visitors claimed a shutout victory, 5–0. In the second, the Astana side played more aggressively and forced the game into overtime, but the opponent scored the decisive goal just 20 seconds into the extra frame. Aristarkh Kireev, Roman Dvurechensky, and Aleksandr Perkin found the net for Barsy.

At the moment, the Astana team sits at the bottom of the Silver Division standings with 7 points after 21 games. The team’s top performer over the past five matches is Karim Kazhibekov, who has recorded 5 points (2+3).

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