Astana's Barys has suffered two consecutive defeats for the first time since the start of the KHL regular season. Moreover, both losses came on home ice. Yesterday the Kazakhstani side lost to Neftekhimik – 3:6, and today to SKA St. Petersburg – 2:5. Just over a day passed between the defeats. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Match summary
The goal by St. Petersburg's Zakhar Bardakov, scored just 56 seconds into Sunday's match, set off a negative scenario. If the Astana team concedes first this season, they invariably lose.
🏒 BARYS (Astana, Kazakhstan) – SKA (St. Petersburg, Russia) 3:5 (0:3, 2:2, 1:0)
Goals: Bardakov (Atanasov, Mironov) 00:56 (0:1), Plotnikov (Bardakov) 06:22 (0:2), Plotnikov (Goldobin, Wilson) 15:38 (0:3), Logvin (Britikov) 21:54 (1:3), Glotov (Korotky, Mironov) 30:22-PP (1:4), Glotov (Romanov) 31:56-SH (1:5), Logvin (Day, Kairzhan) 33:34 (2:5), Simonov (Priski, Lyapunov) 51:25 (3:5)
Mikhail Kravets' team went into the first intermission with a dismal 0:3 on the scoreboard. The second period did not change the balance of power – 2:5.
In the third period, Semyon Simonov scored the third goal past Artyom Pleshkov, but that was all. Barys' final push fell short – 3:5.
Previous meeting this season
The Kazakhstani side had already faced Igor Larionov's charges this season. At the August Nikolai Puchkov Memorial, the game went to a post-match shootout. This time Barys did not even reach overtime.
About the championship
The KHL regular season, which started on September 5, will run until March 20, 2027. Each of the 22 teams will play 68 games. Based on the regular season results, 8 teams from each conference earn the right to participate in the playoffs.
Upcoming road trip
Having lost two matches at Barys Arena in two days, the Kazakhstani team sets off on a tour along the route Kazan – Nizhnekamsk – Moscow.