NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Interstat) — Avangard Omsk scored five unanswered goals to defeat Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 6-2 on Sunday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Trade Union Sport Palace. After falling behind 2-0, Avangard’s offense erupted, led by Dmitry Rashevsky, who recorded two goals and two assists. Michael McLeod and Andrew Poturalski also contributed with a goal and an assist each. Goaltender Nikita Serebryakov secured the win with 41 saves for Avangard, which improved to 16-10. Torpedo fell to 17-10.