Astana-based hockey club Barys defeated Vladivostok's Admiral in a Kontinental Hockey League regular-season game, infohub.kz reports.
The match took place in Astana and ended in a 4:2 win for the Kazakh club. It was played on the birthday of Barys head coach Mikhail Kravets.
The hosts opened the scoring in the ninth minute of the first period through a precise shot from Mason Morelli, with Semyon Simonov and Chase Priskie providing the assists. The goal was Morelli's 20th point of the season (6 goals and 14 assists).
However, the visitors managed to take the lead before the first intermission. Daniel Usmanov scored first, and 34 seconds later Mikhail Grass netted Admiral's second goal.
Neither team could change the score in the second period. Early in the final 20 minutes, Arkady Shestakov equalized, scoring his first goal since returning to Barys.
The Astana side then turned the game around and went ahead through Vsevolod Logvin. The forward completed his double late on, firing into an empty net 52 seconds before the final buzzer.
Barys goaltender Andrei Shutov stopped 20 shots.
Barys will play their next match on November 15. Mikhail Kravets's team will host Magnitogorsk's Metallurg on home ice.