«Barys» breaks into KHL playoff
10:02, 16 January 2014
ASTANA. January 16. KAZINFORM - Astana HC "Barys" ahead of time has broken into the playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League, Sports.kz reports.
After the loss of Vladivostok HC "Admiral", ninth team at the Eastern Conference KHL - to "Lev" players from Prague (1:4), Astana club has become inaccessible for ''Admiral".
"Barys" has 88 points after 44 games, and "Admiral" has only 59 after 45 games. Thus, 10 rounds before the end of the regular season Astana team will not fall below the eighth place (playoff zone).