The Kazakh team took the initiative from the first minutes and managed to score twice against the reigning Gagarin Cup holder. On the 15th minute, Jake Massi opened the scoring, and shortly before the intermission, Logan Day doubled the lead for "Barys" - 2:0.
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In the second period, the Astana team continued to control the course of the game. On the 37th minute, Justin Bailey scored the third goal, and two minutes later, Ansar Shaykhmeddenov extended the visitors' lead to four goals.
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At the beginning of the final twenty minutes, "Barys" scored the fifth goal. On the 42nd minute, Semyon Simonov scored, setting the final score - 5:0.
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"Lokomotiv" is the reigning two-time holder of the Gagarin Cup. The Yaroslavl club won the main trophy of the KHL for the first time in 2025, and defended the championship title in 2026.
Earlier, "Barys" lost to Magnitogorsk "Metallurg" with a score of 3:0, and before that, they had thrashed Toltatin's "Lada" - 6:0. In addition, the capital team defeated "Salavat Yulaev" (8:6) and "Siberia" (7:1), and also lost to "Amur" with a score of 1:3.
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