Astana-based hockey club Barys defeated Shanghai Dragons 4:2 on the road in a Kontinental Hockey League regular-season match, infohub.kz reports.
The Kazakh team came back from a two-goal deficit. The first period belonged to the hosts, who opened the scoring and went into the break with a narrow lead. In the second period, Shanghai Dragons stretched their advantage to two goals.
During the second period, a fight broke out on the ice involving Barys forward Alikhan Asetov.
However, the Astana side managed to turn the game around. Tys Thompson was the hero of the comeback, scoring twice in just 69 seconds to level the score at 2:2.
The outcome was decided in the final period. Asanali Sarkenov scored the winning goal for Barys, after which Thompson struck for the third time in the match, completing his hat-trick and setting the final score at 4:2.
Thus, the Kazakh club secured a comeback victory despite trailing by two goals during the game.
Barys will play their next KHL regular-season match on November 4, away to Chelyabinsk's Traktor.