BALASHIKHA, Russia (Interstat) — Giovanni Fiore recorded a hat trick, including the game-winning goal with 1:52 remaining, to lead Avangard Omsk to a 4-1 victory over Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday at Balashikha Arena.

Fiore opened the scoring in the first period. After Torpedo’s Yegor Sokolov tied the game, Fiore added his second midway through the second period. He completed the hat trick late in the third before Konstantin Okulov sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 19:56. Goaltender Nikita Serebryakov made 36 saves for Avangard.

Avangard improved to 43-21. Torpedo fell to 35-29.