Amur Khabarovsk vs Barys Astana Prediction 31 January 2026
🔊 The Far Eastern team ended their losing streak after a month of defeats. Their return to Khabarovsk was nothing short of spectacular. Up next, they face Barys twice in three days. Can the Kazakh club also break their negative run? Let's analyze the KHL regular season matchup on January 31st.
Head-to-Head
📊 Over the past five KHL seasons, the teams have faced off 17 times in regular-season play: Russian clubs have come out on top in 12 of those encounters, while Kazakhstani clubs have claimed victory in 5. In Khabarovsk, Barys have failed to score three or more goals in five consecutive games.
Head-to-head statistics Amur Khabarovsk - Barys Astana
Amur Khabarovsk Team Overview
The team from Khabarovsk finally ended their 9-game losing streak by defeating one of the top-4 Eastern Conference teams, Avtomobilist, with a score of 5-2. This victory keeps the Far East club's playoff hopes alive. They are now just six points behind Sibir, and Amur has a game in hand.
The triumph over the Urals team lifted the "Tigers" from the bottom spot in the East in terms of goals scored (112). Now, Admiral holds the title of the conference's lowest-scoring team with 110 goals. The next target for Amur is Barys, who have 114 goals.
In the game against the Yekaterinburg side, forwards Grigory Kuzmin and Ivan Vorobyov made their debuts for Amur after joining from Spartak. The 22-year-old Kuzmin provided an assist in his first outing for the new club. Additionally, 19-year-old homegrown defenseman Ivan Sherstnev returned to the ice.
Match Results: Amur Khabarovsk
Barys Astana Team Overview
The Kazakh club has lost 9 of their last 10 games. Since the New Year, Mikhail Kravets' team has only managed to defeat CSKA (3-1) on home ice. Only Admiral has had a worse ten-game stretch than the team from Astana.
Barys' away game statistics are disheartening: a seven-game losing streak and the status of being the worst team in the East (14 points) when playing outside their home arena. Across the entire KHL, only one club performs worse on the road than the "bars"-Sochi (13 points).
Before their matchup against Admiral, forwards Kirill Savitsky, who hadn't played since the beginning of the month, and Maksim Mukhametov, who missed the away series, returned to the Kazakh club's lineup. The captain of Barys immediately proved his readiness by providing an assist.
Match Results: Barys Astana
⚡️ Leaders
Amur's top scorer remains Danil Yurtaykin, who joined the team two weeks ago, boasting a record of 6 goals and 21 assists. Among those who have been with the team since the start of the season, there have been some changes: Yaroslav Likhachev's two assists in the last match helped him surpass Oleg Lee in the club's scoring race. Both have 24 points, but Likhachev has more goals.
For Barys, the American imports are shouldering the scoring load. The top three scorers include forwards Michael Vecchione (12 goals, 18 assists) and Mason Morelli (9 goals, 18 assists), along with defenseman Reilly Walsh (9 goals, 21 assists). Max Willman and Jack Massey have both scored points in consecutive games.
🥅 Goalkeepers
Maxim Dorozhko delivered a stellar performance against Avtomobilist, making 27 saves with a save percentage of 93.1%. For the first time since New Year, the goalie allowed two or fewer goals in a game. Damir Shaimardanov has played only three times for Amur in January.
Before the game against Admiral, the visiting American goalie Adam Scheel had not dropped below a 90% save rate in 2026. However, the match against Admiral was not his best, as he made just 19 saves with a save percentage of 79.2%. Nikita Boyarkin has appeared between the posts for Barys only twice in the past month.
Editorial Prediction
Far Eastern clubs have recently shown they're not backing down until the end of the regular season, with Amur's performance against Avtomobilist being particularly impressive.
Barys find trips to the Far East challenging, having lost their last six games in Khabarovsk. Considering the Tigers' determination for the remaining games before the break, we expect an Amur victory (including overtime and shootouts).
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