MOSCOW (Interstat) — Daniil Isayev made 33 saves and Alexander Radulov had one goal and two assists as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl beat CSKA Moscow 3-2 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at CSKA Ice Palace. The road victory improved Lokomotiv to 4-0-0. CSKA slipped to 1-3-0. The announced attendance was 9,821.

Radulov opened the scoring at 15:51 of the first period, with Georgy Ivanov drawing the assist. The goal came after CSKA defenseman Dmitry Samorukov was sent off for tripping at 13:08. Lokomotiv carried a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

The second period featured a string of penalties and two goals. Lokomotiv’s Andrei Pustovoi was called for hooking at 22:17, and Alexander Polunin went off for hooking at 26:13. CSKA tied the game at 28:11 when Denis Guryanov scored, with assists from Jeremy Roy and Nikolai Kovalenko. Lokomotiv answered at 35:32 when Rushan Rafikov scored, with assists from Andrei Sergeyev and Radulov. Earlier in the period, Giovanni Fiore received a boarding minor at 31:19, and CSKA’s Prokhor Poltapov was called for holding at 35:06. Kovalenko and Polunin received matching roughing minors at 36:22. Lokomotiv led 2-1 after two periods.

In the third period, CSKA’s Dmitry Buchelnikov was penalized for tripping at 43:38. Lokomotiv capitalized at 44:52 when Yegor Surin scored, assisted by Radulov and Sergeyev, giving the visitors a 3-1 lead. Lokomotiv then killed penalties assessed to Alexander Yelesin for tripping at 52:30 and Surin for hooking at 55:16. CSKA pulled within 3-2 at 58:48 when Denis Zernov scored, with Yegor Zamula and Kovalenko assisting. CSKA had 35 shots on goal. Lokomotiv held on from there. Isayev finished with 33 saves on 35 shots.

Radulov, listed at 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, finished with one goal, two assists, one shot and four hits. Zernov, a 5-foot-8, 176-pound forward, had one goal, two shots and two hits for CSKA. Kovalenko, listed at 5-foot-7 and 152 pounds, recorded two assists, three shots, two penalty minutes and six hits. Ivanov, 6-foot and 187 pounds, added one assist and three hits. Guryanov, 6-foot-2 and 183 pounds, scored once, put three shots on net and delivered three hits. Surin, 6-foot-1 and 192 pounds, had one goal, one shot, two penalty minutes and three hits. Zamula, a 6-foot-2, 172-pound defenseman, contributed one assist and three shots. Karnaukhov, 6-foot-2 and 212 pounds, recorded three shots and four hits for CSKA, while Roy, a 5-foot-11, 194-pound defenseman, added one assist, three shots and one hit. Isayev, listed at 5-foot-11 and 159 pounds, was Lokomotiv’s top star after stopping 33 of 35 shots.

Lokomotiv entered the game after a 2-1 overtime win against Severstal Cherepovets on Sept. 10, a 3-1 victory over Shanghai Dragons on Sept. 8 and a 5-1 win against Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sept. 5. CSKA had lost 4-2 to Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 11, beaten Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 3-0 on Sept. 9 and lost 3-2 to Spartak Moscow on Sept. 7. Lokomotiv next travels to Traktor Chelyabinsk on Tuesday, Sept. 15, before hosting Avangard Omsk on Sept. 18 and Barys Astana on Sept. 20. CSKA will visit HC Sochi on Wednesday, Sept. 16, then travel to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Sept. 18 and Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 21.

The teams combined for 10 minor penalties. There were no major penalties. CSKA’s Samorukov, Poltapov, Kovalenko and Buchelnikov were sent off. Lokomotiv’s Pustovoi, Polunin twice, Fiore, Yelesin and Surin also received minors. Lokomotiv killed off CSKA’s final push after Zernov’s late goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lokomotiv 3, CSKA 2 before the opening faceoff. Its ELO system had projected Lokomotiv with a 69.4 percent probability to win.