NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Interstat) — Denis Kostin, the top star, made 23 saves to help Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod beat Ak Bars Kazan 3-2 on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Trade Union Sport Palace. Attendance was 12,350. Torpedo improved to 4-1, while Ak Bars dropped to 3-2. Daniil Seroukh and Igor Geraskin scored in the first period for Torpedo, and Vladimir Tkachyov added a second-period goal. Yegor Vinogradov had two assists. Pavel Kraskovsky and Robert Nardella each added one. Dmitry Katelevsky scored early for Ak Bars, and Yegor Sokolov scored in the third. Andrei Stas and Nikita Dynyak assisted on Katelevsky’s goal. Kirill Semyonov and Nikita Lyamkin assisted on Sokolov’s goal. Tkachyov had three shots and one hit. Seroukh had five shots and one hit. Katelevsky had three hits. Daniil Zhuravlyov had five shots and one hit. Geraskin had four hits. Sokolov received a slashing penalty. Michael Vecchione, Ronald Brickey and Sergei Goncharuk also were penalized. Torpedo next hosts CSKA Moscow on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.