Barys seeking first win of the season

Only two games are on tap on a light KHL Friday, with Barys hosting Dinamo Minsk, and Vityaz welcoming Lada.

One of the teams with the most disappointing start of the season is certainly Barys. The Kazakhs shuffled their roster, made a few big signings, and they are yet to win a single game in the 2024-2025 campaign. Things can change tonight, but it won’t be easy as the opposition will be Dinamo Minsk. The Belarusians had a decent start, and looked good in their most recent game, a 5:1 away win over Vityaz.

The Moscow Region club, who will be lacking a few players sitting on IL, will try to rebound back as today the opponent is Lada. On Tuesday, the Togliatti side achieved its first win in the season when they defeated Dynamo Moscow 6:3 at home, with prospects Magomed Sharakanov opening his goal-scoring account in the league—he’s currently in the Lada roster on loan from the Blue-and-Whites. However, Lada’s most recent away win over Vityaz is dated Dec. 9, 2015 (2:0).

17:00: Barys (0-2-1) vs Dinamo Minsk (2-1-0)

About the game

Barys ends a four-game home series and lost its previous three games.

Dinamo Minsk enters the third game of a four-match road trip following a win over Vityaz on Wednesday (5:1).

Dinamo Minsk’s forward Roman Gorbunov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points over that span.

Injury list

Barys: Nathan Belieau, Batyrlan Muratov.

Milestone alert

Barys’ forward Damir Zhafyarov may score his 200^th KHL assist tonight (currently at 199).

19:30: Vityaz (2-2-0) vs Lada (1-2-0)

About the game

Vityaz ends a five-game home series and most recently lost to Dinamo Minsk on Wednesday (1:5).

Lada starts a three-game road trip fresh off a victory over Dynamo Moscow on Tuesday (6:3).

Injury list

Vityaz: Vladimir Galuzin, Dean Stuart, Grigory Vashchenko.

Lada: Rafael Bikmullin.