The KHL revealed the excitement surrounding Barys' upcoming away game.

The official KHL website has released an announcement about the upcoming match between Togliatti's "Lada" and Astana's "Barys," as reported by Sports.kz.

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The recent match between the rivals ended in a crushing defeat for the Astana team at home (0:5). Following this, "Barys" lost to "Avtomobilist" (2:3 SO), extending their losing streak to eight games. Meanwhile, "Lada" also failed to secure a victory, unable to find counterarguments against "Traktor" in Chelyabinsk (0:5). With 24 points, the visitors are second to last in the Eastern Conference. "Lada" has 13 points more and continues to fight for a playoff spot, sitting in tenth place.

Team Leaders in the Last Five KHL Matches

The best performance among the "autozavodtsy" in the last five games was shown by forward Dmitry Kugryshev (1+6). For the Astana team, no player scored more than one point during the same period. Barys' goalkeeper Nikita Boyarkin ranks among the top five in the regular season for save percentage (93.2 after 29 games played).

Head-to-Head Victories

"Lada" has won 11 out of 17 encounters against "Barys" in KHL history," the website reports.