Astana's Barys beat Dynamo Moscow in the KHL match

Hockey club (HC) Barys from Astana beat Dynamo Moscow in the regular season match of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The match took place on December 18 at VTB Arena and ended with a score of 4:2.

Ansar Shaikhmeddenov (31st minute), Semyon Simonov (41st minute), Ian McCoshen (43rd minute) and Dinmukhamed Kayyrzhan (53rd minute) scored goals for the winners. Maxim Komtois (28) and Nikita Gusev (56) scored for HC Moscow.

Dynamo broke a seven-game winning streak after Vyacheslav Kozlov was appointed head coach of the team.

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The Dynamo Moscow press service announced Kozlov's appointment on December 17. As Dynamo's senior coach, Kozlov won the Continental Cup (2024) and the KHL Championship bronze medalist (2025).

Ak Bars Kazan defeated Salavat Yulaev Ufa on December 16 in the KHL regular season match. This victory allowed Ak Bars to score 50 points and move up to second place in the Eastern Conference.

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