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In the first period, the CSKA team received 10 minutes of penalty, which could not but affect the game. Barys attacked, but could not convert its chances. The CSKA, on the contrary, effectively neutralized the hosts' attacks, carried out their own attacks and even managed to outshoot the opponent, who was in the power play for a half of the period. The goal of CSKA also fell on the man-down situation. Matvey Guskov ran to the goal of Barys, shot and hit — 0:1 in favor of the CSKA by the break.
CSKA started the second period perfectly. Konstantin Okulov used the power play with a "laser" shot. The game seemed to be under a full control, but Barys managed to return. The ice hosts not only made up ground, but also equalized the score. Anton Sagadeev and Dmitry Shevchenko distinguished themselves in Barys. The CSKA players still took the lead by the break. Sergei Plotnikov put CSKA ahead with a powerful shot — 2:3.
In the third period, the CSKA team got the power play and converted it again thanks to Anton Slepyshev — 2:4. Maksim Mamin solidified the lead of CSKA by scoring the fifth goal against Barys. Ending the trip with a victory in Astana!