Barys looks to keep rolling in four-game Saturday slate

Four games are on tap as Barys look for a third straight home win against Amur in Astana. In the Western Conference, Dynamo Moscow face Dinamo Minsk in St. Petersburg, HC Sochi host SKA in their home opener, and Spartak welcome Severstal in Moscow.

The matchday starts in Kazakhstan, with Barys seeking a third straight wins in a home game against Amur as head coach Mikhail Kravets celebrates a milestone. The Kazakhs defeated Sibir (7:1) and Salavat Yulaev (8:6), showcasing great offensive production and excellent readiness at the start of the season. The Tigers are now in opposite situation. They lost three straight matches, to Metallurg twice (2:4, 1:2) and Sibir (0:2), finding a hard time in the offensive zone, especially if compared with Barys’ 15 goals. Today will be an exciting battle in Astana. After it, Amur will fly back to Khabarovsk, with the Tigers having their home opener in a week against Dynamo Moscow.

The action then moves to the Western Conference for three games. In St. Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow faces Dinamo Minsk as the Blue-and-Whites’ home arena in the Russian capital is busy for other events. Both sides have had a disappointing start to the season, with the Muscovites collecting only one win (2:1 over Admiral) in three games, with losses to Avtomobilist (1:2) and SKA (3:5). The Belarusians are yet to lose in regulation, with both games going to extra time, but they are also yet to win after defeats to Torpedo (3:4 SO) and the Shanghai Dragons (3:4 OT despite a hat-trick of assists from top-scoring blueliner Ty Smith). With both sides eager to win, the game promises to be an exciting one, also because of a heated preseason game.

In Sochi, the hosts face SKA. HC Sochi lost both games this season so far, to Neftekhimik (1:5) and Avangard (1:4), but today the team will likely want to revert the trend as it’s their first home game in the new season after two road matches. SKA had instead a nice start to the 2026-2027 campaign, with three wins (over Lada twice and Dynamo Moscow), only losing to Spartak on Thursday (1:3). SKA’s forward Nikolai Goldobin is currently topping the league with seven points. All things considered, finding its first win in the season will be a challenge for HC Sochi.

Closing out the matchday is another exciting Western Conference clash, with Spartak facing Severstal. The Muscovites appear to be in excellent form. After losing the inaugural game to Torpedo (0:1), the Red-and-Whites collected two straight wins over highly-rated teams, over CSKA (3:2) and SKA (3:1). Goalie Ivan Fedotov appears to be in excellent shape as well, standing in the crease for all three games so far. On the other end of the ice, Severstal failed to find consistency so far. The Steelers lost their home opener to Salavat Yulaev (2:3), defeated Lada on home ice (1:0), and lost in Yaroslavl (1:2). Andrei Kozyrev’s men will be hunting for point this afternoon in Moscow.

14:30: Barys (2-0-0) vs Amur (0-2-1).

About the game

Barys ends a three-game home series and won its previous couple of matches.

Amur wraps up a four-game road trip and lost its previous three matches.

Injury list

Barys: Arkady Shestakov.

Amur: Ivan Chekhovich, Semyon Demidov, Danila Galenyuk, Yegor Rykov.

Milestone alert

Barys’ head coach Mikhail Kravets breaks the 450-game mark in the KHL.

17:00: Dynamo Moscow (1-2-0) vs Dinamo Minsk (0-0-2) (game in St. Petersburg).

About the game

Dynamo Moscow ends a two-game home series, while Dinamo Minsk starts a two-match road trip.

Injury list

Dinamo Minsk: Rhett Gardner, Alex Limoges, Nicholas Meloche.

Milestone alert

Dynamo Moscow’s goalie Alexei Motorygin may record his 10^th career shutout, while his Dinamo Minsk colleague Vasily Demchenko may reach 30.

17:00: HC Sochi (0-2-0) vs SKA (3-1-0).

About the game

HC Sochi starts its first, four-game home series of the 2026-2027 campaign after two straight losses.

SKA wraps up a two-game road trip.

Injury list

SKA: Trevor Murphy, Linus Weissbach.

Milestone alert

SKA’s forward Daniil Aimurzin may reach 100 career assists (currently at 99).

SKA’s goalie Sergei Ivanov may reach 10 KHL shutouts.

17:00: Spartak (2-1-0) vs Severstal (1-1-1).

About the game

Spartak wraps up a two-game home series, while Severstal ends a two-match road trip.

Injury list

Spartak: William Reilly.

Severstal: Ruslan Abrosimov, Adam Liska.

Milestone alert

Spartak’s forward Maxime Comtois may reach 100 points in the KHL (currently at 99).