09 October 2026

Snezhnye Barsy Beat Reaktor for the First Time in Six Years

Ilgiz Nuriyev’s team continued their October road trip in Nizhnekamsk, where they played the first of two games against Reaktor. The Astana side claimed a commanding 7:2 victory, ending a six-year losing streak against their opponents.

The first two periods were closely contested. Both teams took the lead at different points, only for their opponents to level the score. Mikhail Kolenko and Aristarkh Kireev scored for the visitors, while David Romanov and Timur Kol found the net for Reaktor.

The decisive breakthrough came in the final period. Nikita Dubinkin converted a power play to score his first goal in the MHL. The goal gave the Barsy momentum, and they began to make the most of their scoring opportunities. Timur Mindubayev and Ilya Gromov capitalized on mistakes by the home side, converting two more power plays. In total, the Astana team scored three goals in the third period with the man advantage.

Mikhail Kolenko then completed his brace. With just 23 seconds remaining, Timur Mindubayev scored the final goal of the game to record a brace of his own.

Thanks to this victory, Snezhnye Barsy snapped their three-game losing streak. The team now have 10 points from 14 games and sit fifth in the standings.

Reaktor - Snezhnye Barsy 2:7 (2:1, 0:1, 0:5)

1:0 – 08:16 – Romanov (Panov), PP

1:1 – 12:07 – Kolenko

2:1 – 14:33 – Kol (Giziyatov)

2:2 – 31:41 – Kireev (Zhdanovskiy, Kolenko)

2:3 – 42:38 – Dubinkin (Chukreev, Kaliyev), PP

2:4 – 48:05 – Mindubayev (Kireev, Serebryakov), PP

2:5 – 49:06 – Gromov (Kaliyev, Chukreev), PP

2:6 – 56:11 – Kolenko

2:7 – 59:27 – Mindubayev (Gasnikov)

Goaltenders: Shayakhmetov (Valiyev, 49:06–60:00) – Yemelyanov.