MOSCOW (Interstat) — Artyom Zagidulin stopped all 27 shots he faced and Spartak Moscow scored three goals in the first two minutes on the way to an 8-0 Kontinental Hockey League win over Severstal Cherepovets on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Luzhniki Minor Arena.

Alexander Vl. Belyayev led Spartak with two goals and two assists, while Yegor Filin added one goal and two assists. Christian Jaros had a goal and an assist, German Rubtsov scored once, and Andrei A. Mironov recorded two assists. Mikhail Maltsev, Daniil Gutik and Nikita Kholodilin also scored for Spartak, which improved to 3-1-0. Severstal dropped to 1-3-0. The announced attendance was 5,298.

Spartak wasted little time taking control. Belyayev opened the scoring 1 minute, 6 seconds into the first period, with Daniil R. Orlov and Filin assisting. Gutik doubled the lead at 1:52, assisted by Jaros. Kholodilin made it 3-0 at the 2-minute mark, with Ilya Kotlyarov and Demid Mansurov picking up assists. Severstal’s Yegor Graf was penalized for tripping at 3:06, but the visitors could not slow Spartak’s early momentum. The three-goal burst came before Severstal generated a serious threat against Zagidulin.

The second period brought one more Spartak goal. Filin scored at 24:04, with Mironov and Belyayev assisting. Kholodilin was sent off for tripping at 25:51. Severstal’s Ilya Kvochko received a tripping penalty at 37:06, and Thomas Gregoire was called for holding at 40:00. Severstal’s best chances were turned aside by Zagidulin, who finished with 27 saves on 27 shots. Spartak led by four goals after two periods.

Spartak broke the game open again early in the third. Maltsev scored at 40:24, assisted by Lucas Lockhart and Danil Pivchulin. Belyayev scored at 40:37, with Filin assisting. Kholodilin was penalized for roughing at 41:22. Severstal’s Ioannis Kaldis was called for slashing at 45:32. Jaros scored at 48:08, assisted by Mironov. Artamonov Nikita was assessed a penalty for too many players on the ice at 49:16, and Ivan Podshivalov was called for interference on a goaltender at 49:35. The goals by Maltsev and Belyayev came 13 seconds apart.

Rubtsov completed the scoring at 51:13, assisted by Belyayev and Kotlyarov. Veniamin Korolyov of Spartak was penalized for slashing at 54:09. Severstal’s Alexander Skorenov was called for holding the stick at 58:02, and Maltsev received a hooking penalty at 59:59. In all, Severstal was assessed seven penalties, while Spartak took four. Severstal had power-play time in the first and third periods but did not score. Spartak scored three goals in the first period, one in the second and four in the third.

Belyayev finished with four shots on goal to go with his four points. Filin had three shots. Jaros added two shots and one hit. Rubtsov recorded one shot. Mironov contributed two shots and two hits. Maltsev had four shots and two penalty minutes. Gutik also put four shots on net. Kholodilin had one shot, four penalty minutes and two hits. Kotlyarov added two shots and one hit.

Zagidulin was named the game’s top star for Spartak after his 27-save shutout. The win was Spartak’s third in four games. Spartak had also beaten CSKA Moscow before the SKA win. Severstal, which had beaten Lada Togliatti earlier in the season, remained on one win. Severstal’s previous game was an overtime loss at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Spartak’s next game is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Severstal will host Dynamo Moscow on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Spartak 2, Severstal 1, and its ELO system gave Spartak a 58.3 percent chance to win before the game.