Torpedo 5, at Lada 1

TOLYATTI, Russia (Interstat) — Vasily Atanasov scored two goals and added an assist to lead Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod to a commanding 5-1 victory over Lada Togliatti in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Thursday afternoon at Lada Arena. Goaltender Denis Kostin made 30 saves for Torpedo, which remained perfect on the season with its sixth consecutive victory. Lada dropped its fourth straight game to fall to 1-4. Atanasov set the tone early, scoring just 23 seconds into the contest off an assist from Bogdan Konyushkov. Lada’s Dmitry Kugryshev tied the game at 9:54 of the first period, but Torpedo reclaimed… Read more...