Barys finally realized that if nothing changed in the game, the team would fly through the playoffs. In the last four matches, the inhabitants of Astana have scored points. It was possible to win only in two cases, but nevertheless the piggy bank is replenished and this is the most important thing. Prior to this successful series, Barys had lost four times in a row, and it was consistently in regular time. And if the defeat to CSKA 2:5 can be called natural, then the defeat at home to Neftekhimik 3:5 and Syberia 1:2 was not necessary at all. The team left the playoff zone, allowing Amur and the same Neftekhimik to move forward.

Tractor drivers did not fully expect to break the chain of failures. Where do you think? Yes, yes, in Omsk. Exactly where Avangard crushed their rivals and won 7 of their previous 8 home matches. Well done, what can I say. If you look at Traktor’s recent results from a slightly different angle, things are going pretty well. Only once in the segment of the previous six fights did the Chelyabinsk team lose in regular time (to Ak Bars with a score of 1-4). In other cases, it is 3 wins and 2 overtimes, for which the guys received one point on their balance sheet. Traktor played 5 previous away duels at height, defeating Magnitka 5:4, Lokomotiv 1:0, Spartak 4:2 and the aforementioned Avangard with the same score 4:2.