ASTANA (Interstat) — Tyce Thompson scored two goals and added an assist as Barys defeated Salavat Yulaev 8-6 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday at Barys Arena. Barys improved to 2-0-0, while Salavat Yulaev fell to 2-1-0. Barys built a 4-1 lead after the first period and led 6-3 through two. Justin Bailey had a goal and two assists, Chase Priskie had a goal and an assist, Kirill Lyapunov scored, and Vsevolod Logvin added an assist for Barys. Mason Morelli, Logan Day and Ansar Shaikhmeddenov also scored. Alikhan Omirbekov, Jake Massie, Garrett Pilon and Ian McCoshen had assists for Barys. For Salavat Yulaev, Danil Alalykin scored twice, while Devin Brosseau, Sheldon Rempal and Jack Rodewald each had a goal and an assist. Vadim Shipachyov recorded two assists. Attendance was 10,035. Salavat Yulaev will host Ak Bars Kazan on Sept. 16, while Barys will host Amur Khabarovsk on Sept. 12.