Metallurg Blank Barys 3-0 in Magnitogorsk
Khabarov, Korobkin and Mikhailis scored inside seven minutes as Metallurg climbed to second, denying league-top-scorers Barys.
Metallurg beat Barys 3-0 at home in Magnitogorsk, and all three goals came inside the first seven minutes of the opening period.
Makar Khabarov, Yegor Korobkin and Nikita Mikhailis were on the scoresheet.
The result sends Metallurg to 9 points and second place in the Eastern Conference. Barys stay fifth on 6 points, despite arriving in Magnitogorsk with the best goalscoring record in the league — 22 goals in four matches to open the season, more than any other side in the KHL.
Bookmakers had not backed that scoring run to continue in Magnitogorsk. In the event, the hosts kept a clean sheet.
Metallurg next host Neftekhimik. Barys travel to face Lokomotiv.
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