Before the Match: Snezhnye Barsy vs Taifun

The Astana team wraps up October with a single home game against a new opponent — the Western Taifun from Primorsky Krai.

The visitors continue their road trip after a confident 4:1 win over Krasnoyarsk. The scoring effort was led by Demyan Ermak, Klimentiy Shcherban, Leonid Zhdanovsky, and Ivan Fomin. Earlier, Ilgiz Nuriyev’s squad also defeated Amurskie Tigry 3:2 on home ice, with goals from Nikita Kryukov, Ivan Fomin, and Demyan Ermak.

Before their visit to Astana, Taifun holds 3rd place in the Silver Division standings, earning 19 points in 16 games. The team’s top performer over the last five matches is Ivan Fomin, with 6 points (4+2).

Snezhnye Barsy return home after an extended road trip, where they faced Kapitan and Belye Medvedi. Against Kapitan, Anton Vasin’s squad fell 2:5 despite a brace from Roman Dvurechensky. In the game versus Belye Medvedi, Amir Alpkaryn scored his first-ever MHL goal, and Karim Kazhibekov added another, but it wasn’t enough to secure a win as the Astana team lost 2:4, finishing the road trip without earning a single point.

At the moment, Barsy sit at the bottom of the Silver Division standings with 6 points in 19 games. The team’s top player over the last five matches is Karim Kazhibekov, with 6 points (1+5).

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