In the final match of the home series, "Barys" will face "Admiral", reports Sports.kz citing HCBarys.kz.
The team from the Far East concluded their series of home games with a loss to "Traktor" (1:2). Interestingly, all of the team's scoring opportunities were created in the opening period. Shane Prince scored for "Admiral," while Andrey Mishurov made 40 saves. Leonid Tambiev noted that there was a chance to go into overtime, but his players lacked sharpness in the final moments.
The Vladivostok team has 58 points after 56 matches. The team's top scorer, Daniil Gutik, has accumulated 42 points (20+22). Among the injured are defender Artem Chmykhov and forward Vyacheslav Osnovin.
"Barys" lost to "Severstal" (2:6) on Thursday. The captain of the Astana team, Roman Starchenko, ended his personal goal drought. Nineteen-year-old Semyon Simonov scored his debut goal in the KHL, while Nikolai Shulga recorded his first points in the league (0+2). Andrey Shutov made 29 saves. Galym Mambetaliev stated that such games are also necessary for the team's development.
The Kazakhstan team remains with 29 points after 59 matches. Alikhan Asetov has returned from the injured list, and his appearance in today's game is quite likely. Samat Daniyar and Kirill Savitsky will miss the match against "Admiral" for medical reasons.
The match between "Barys" and "Admiral" will start at 17:00 Astana time.