MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Barys will visit the Shanghai Dragons on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Municipal‘nyj Stadion Stroitel‘. Barys enters with an 11-9 record, while Shanghai is 12-6. Shanghai has won four of its last five. Barys snapped a three-game skid with a 1-0 win at Dinamo Minsk in its most recent game. Andrei A. Shutov is a player to watch for Barys. The goaltender stopped all 28 shots he faced in that 1-0 win at Dinamo Minsk. He has five wins in his last six appearances, including a 41-save performance in a 5-1 win against Avangard Omsk and a 41-save effort in a 4-3 shootout win at Spartak Moscow. He allowed two goals or fewer in four of those six starts. Semyon Simonov scored the lone goal in the win at Dinamo Minsk and added two shots and two hits. Mason Morelli had an assist, one shot, two penalty minutes and one hit in that game. Pavel Khomchenko is a player to watch for Shanghai. The goaltender made 30 saves on 33 shots in a 4-3 shootout win at Spartak in his most recent game. He also stopped 42 of 43 shots in a 5-1 win at Severstal Cherepovets and 35 of 37 shots in a 1-2 loss at Severstal. He has faced at least 33 shots in four of his last six games. Khomchenko has made at least 30 saves in three of his last six games. Dmitrij Jaskin and David Chen each scored in the win at Spartak. Jaskin added two shots and five hits, while Chen had four shots. The Dragons have been productive on the road, with recent wins at Lada, Severstal and Sochi. Shanghai also earned a 5-0 win at Lada and a 5-2 win at Sochi. Shanghai has scored at least four goals in four of its last six victories. Barys has alternated wins and losses over its last six games, including a 4-3 shootout win at Spartak and a 5-4 overtime win at Neftekhimik. Barys also has a 5-1 home win against Avangard Omsk and a 4-1 home win against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Barys has allowed two goals or fewer in five of its last eight games. The teams will meet for the first time this season. Barys will continue its road trip at Traktor, Admiral and Amur. Shanghai will host Salavat Yulaev, Severstal and Dynamo in its next three home games. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Shanghai 4, Barys 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Shanghai a 62.7 percent probability to win. The over-under for the game is 5.5.