Bilyalov, Ak Bars shut down Barys in KHL home win

KAZAN (Interstat) — Timur Bilyalov made 30 saves, and Ak Bars Kazan scored four unanswered goals to beat Barys Astana 4-1 on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at TatNeft Arena. Vsevolod Logvin gave Barys a first-period lead, assisted by Logan Day and Semyon Simonov. Dmitry Katelevsky tied it early in the second. Grigory Denisenko put Ak Bars ahead, and Mitchell Miller scored soon after. Kirill Semyonov capped the win late in the third, with Denisenko and Albert Yarullin assisting. Ravil Yakupov had two assists and two hits, Yarullin added two assists and three hits, and Denisenko finished with a goal and an assist. Bilyalov was named the game’s top star, and Barys put 31 shots on him. Ak Bars improved to 7-4; Barys fell to 5-5 before an announced attendance of 8,639. The teams also combined for five third-period penalties, including matching fisticuffs majors.