"Barys" has announced its upcoming away game in the KHL against "Avangard."

“Barys” kicks off its away series with a match against “Avangard”, as reported by Sports.kz, citing the press service of the Astana club.

The Omsk team lost to “Salavat Yulaev” in their last home game. Goals scored against the Ufa team came from Danil Bashkirov, as well as one of the league's top scorers and the team's leading point-getter, Reid Boucher (22+15). Nikita Serebryakov made 26 saves on target. The head coach of the “Hawks,” Guy Boucher, noted that his team started the game 20 minutes later than their opponents.

In 49 games, “Avangard” has earned 53 points. Damir Sharipzyanov (8+28) is the second highest-scoring defenseman in the current regular season. The injured list includes defensemen Sergey Boykov, Alex Grant, Alexey Solovyov, and Daniil Stepanov, as well as forwards Vladimir Tkachyov, Nikolai Prokhorkin, and Michael McLeod.

Last Sunday, “Barys” ended its losing streak by defeating “Sibir” in overtime (4:3). The main hero of the match was Nikita Setdikov, who scored his first hat-trick in the KHL. Viktor Antipin netted his debut goal for the Astana team. Roman Starchenko registered two assists in his 850th league game. Nikita Boyarkin recorded 28 saves. Galym Mambetaliev remarked that his players believed in victory until the end and managed to turn around the course of the challenging match.

As of today, the Kazakh team has 28 points after 50 games. The team’s leading scorer, Anton Burdasov (12+5), remains sidelined. Maxim Mukhametov and Alikhan Asetov are still recovering from injuries. Beybaris Orazov has gone to the Challenge Cup and will join the team on Saturday. Additionally, in the upcoming games, the coaching staff will have to manage without 11 players from the main roster who are with the Kazakhstan national team.

In the seasonal matchups between “Barys” and “Avangard,” the Omsk team currently leads, having won two out of three games (4:0, 3:2 OT - 0:1).

The match between “Avangard” and “Barys” is set to begin at 18:30 Astana time.

The live broadcast of the match is scheduled on the channels “Qazsport,” “KHL,” and “KHLPrime.”