Hockey club Barys produced another KHL sensation, thrashing current Gagarin Cup holder Lokomotiv 5:0 away in Yaroslavl. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The KHL's top team from last season has started the new campaign in fine form. Winning six of six matches, Dmitry Kvartalnov's charges lead not only the Western Conference but also the league's overall standings.
In six games of the opening stretch, Lokomotiv conceded just seven goals. In a single home match against Barys – five.
Match result
🏒 LOKOMOTIV (Yaroslavl, Russia) – BARYS (Astana, Kazakhstan) 0:5 (0:2, 0:2, 0:1)
Goals: Massie (Pilon) 15:10 (0:1), Logan (Simonov, Logvin) 18:35 (0:2), Bailey (Pilon, Morelli) 36:53 (0:3), Shaikhmeddenov (Shestakov, Massie) 38:40 (0:4), Simonov (Dikhanbek, Priski) 41:45 (0:5)
How the game unfolded
By a tradition that has spontaneously taken shape this season, if Mikhail Kravets' team opens the scoring, it wins. Defenseman Jake Massie's goal in the 16th minute thus became the turning point. Afterwards the visitors scored goals of every kind. Day Logan, breaking away one-on-one. Justin Bailey, deflecting the puck after a Garrett Pilon slap shot.
After Ansar Shaikhmeddenov's goal, scored 'Bobrov-style' from behind the net, Lokomotiv goaltender Alexei Melnichuk went to the bench to be replaced. Notably, this procedure in matches against Barys has now been carried out by four clubs – Sibir, Salavat Yulaev, Lada and Lokomotiv.
And the final touch to the match result early in the third period was applied by Semyon Simonov after a solo run across the entire rink. 5:0 – another superb victory for the Kazakhstanis!
About the KHL regular season
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.
The first road tour of the 2026/27 season will end for Barys with a match in Moscow.