Ak Bars Kazan vs Barys Astana – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

08/01/2026 at 09:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Tatneft Arena (Kazan).

KHL

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
42	35
Shooting PCT
7.14% (3/42)	2.86% (1/35)
Blocked shots
19	13
Goalkeeper Saves
34	39
Saves PCT
97.14% (34/35)	95.12% (39/41)
Penalties
3	4
PIM
6	8
Power-play Goals
0	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/4)	33.33% (1/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
66.67% (2/3)	100% (4/4)
Hits
13	16
Faceoffs Won
28	24
Faceoffs %
53.85	46.15
Giveaways
30	22
Takeaways
2	5
Empty Net Goals
1	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 0)
05:48, Karpukhin I. (2 min),
06:39, Thompson T. (2 min),
07:38, (2 min),
2nd Period (2 - 0)
04:01, Shaikhmeddenov A. (2 min),
10:45, 1 - 0, Chmelevski A. (G), Semyonov K. (A), Jaskin D. (A2)
12:25, 2 - 0, Denisenko G. (G), Biro B. (A),
13:31, (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
05:04, (2 min),
10:04, Karpukhin I. (2 min),
11:29, 2 - 1, Willman M. (G), Vecchione M. (A), Walsh R. (A2)
17:48, 3 - 1, Galimov A. (G),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Ak Bars Kazan
64.8%

Draw
17.9%

Barys Astana
17.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

65.5%

18.2%

16.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

65.9%

18.1%

16.3%

Ak Bars Kazan - Barys Astana Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.47 ↑ (1.45)	5.29 ↑ (5.21)	5.5 ↓ (5.79)	5.4% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

Preview Facts

This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 10).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ak Bars won 5.
Ak Bars is showing really good form (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Barys is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Ak Bars may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Ak Bars has had a series of home games.
In this match, Ak Bars is the team to beat.
We predict that Ak Bars will win today's game, with odds of 1.47.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ak Bars won 16 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 66:33. (average 3.3:1.7).
Including home matches between the teams, Ak Bars won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 35:21. (average 3.5:2.1).

How many head-to-head matches has Ak Bars Kazan won against Barys Astana?

Ak Bars Kazan has won 14 of their last 16 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Barys Astana won against Ak Bars Kazan?

Barys Astana has won 2 of their last 16 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Ak Bars Kazan - Barys Astana were as follows:

18.10.2025 Barys Astana - Ak Bars Kazan 2:3

07.10.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Barys Astana 4:3

25.09.2025 Barys Astana - Ak Bars Kazan 1:2

20.03.2025 Barys Astana - Ak Bars Kazan 0:8

11.01.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Barys Astana 5:4

Latest results of Ak Bars Kazan

06.01.2026 Ak Bars Kazan - Avangard Omsk 1:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Ak Bars Kazan - Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 5:0 ✺

30.12.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Severstal Cherepovets 4:3 ✺

27.12.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Traktor Chelyabinsk 3:2 ✺

20.12.2025 Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ak Bars Kazan 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Barys Astana

06.01.2026 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Barys Astana 3:2 ✺

30.12.2025 Avangard Omsk - Barys Astana 2:4 ✺

27.12.2025 Barys Astana - Amur Khabarovsk 1:4 ✺

25.12.2025 Barys Astana - Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1:4 ✺

23.12.2025 Barys Astana - Traktor Chelyabinsk 0:2 ✺

KHL Table

2025/26

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	45	21	7	5	12	125:95	61
2	Cherepovets	44	22	6	3	13	126:103	59
3	Dinamo Minsk	42	21	5	5	11	151:95	57
4	Dynamo Moscow	43	17	9	2	15	119:106	54
5	Nizhny Novgorod	42	18	6	4	14	117:115	52
6	CSKA Moscow	44	20	1	8	15	113:108	50
7	SKA St. Petersburg	40	17	5	5	13	119:105	49
8	Spartak Moscow	42	17	5	5	15	130:138	49
9	Shanghai	42	13	4	9	16	111:139	43
10	Sochi	40	11	2	6	21	92:133	32
11	Lada	43	9	2	5	27	95:158	27

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Magnitogorsk	42	25	7	4	6	168:114	68
2	Bars Kazan	44	25	4	2	13	132:108	60
3	Avangard Omsk	42	22	6	3	11	141:104	59
4	Yekaterinburg	43	18	5	3	17	127:112	49
5	Niznekamsk	44	15	6	3	20	119:131	45
6	Tractor Chelyabinsk	43	15	4	6	18	140:139	44
7	Salavat Ufa	43	16	3	4	20	108:110	42
8	Khabarovsk	43	14	2	7	20	95:116	39
9	Novosibirsk	44	7	10	5	22	102:143	39
10	Barys Astana	44	10	5	6	23	105:134	36
11	Vladivostok	41	9	4	8	20	92:121	34

Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)