YAROSLAVL (Interstat) — Avangard Omsk will visit Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a Kontinental Hockey League game Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Arena 2000 in Yaroslavl, Russia. Lokomotiv is 5-0-0. Avangard is 3-1-0.

Lokomotiv most recently won 4-1 at Traktor Chelyabinsk on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Alexei Melnichuk made 23 saves on 24 shots. Alexander Radulov scored one goal and added one assist with three shots, while Georgy Ivanov scored one goal and recorded three shots. Lokomotiv also beat CSKA Moscow 3-2 on Sept. 13, Severstal Cherepovets 2-1 in overtime on Sept. 10, Shanghai Dragons 3-1 on Sept. 8 and Traktor Chelyabinsk 5-1 on Sept. 5.

Avangard’s latest result was a 3-2 overtime win over Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Andrew Poturalski scored two goals and had four shots. Nikita Serebryakov stopped 16 of 18 shots for the win, and Mikhail Gulyayev had one assist and four shots. Avangard also defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3-2 in overtime on Sept. 13 and HC Sochi 4-1 on Sept. 10. Its only loss came against Salavat Yulaev Ufa, 4-0, on Sept. 7.

Poturalski is Avangard’s player to watch. He scored twice and put four shots on goal against Avtomobilist. He had one goal and two shots with one hit against Metallurg on Sept. 13, two assists and two shots against HC Sochi on Sept. 10, and five shots against Salavat Yulaev Ufa on Sept. 7.

Melnichuk is Lokomotiv’s player to watch. In the win at Traktor, he earned the victory with 23 saves on 24 shots.

After this game, Avangard is scheduled to visit Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sunday, Sept. 20, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and Spartak Moscow on Thursday, Sept. 24. Avangard will host Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Monday, Sept. 28, and Lada Togliatti on Friday, Oct. 2. The road stretch continues at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Thursday, Oct. 8, before a stop at Barys Astana on Saturday, Oct. 10. Avangard then hosts Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Friday, Oct. 16, and Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Lokomotiv will host Barys Astana on Sunday, Sept. 20. It then travels to Admiral Vladivostok on Wednesday, Sept. 23, Amur Khabarovsk on Friday, Sept. 25, and Sibir Novosibirsk on Sunday, Sept. 27 before hosting Sibir Novosibirsk on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Lokomotiv visits Dinamo Minsk on Saturday, Oct. 3, and Ak Bars Kazan on Monday, Oct. 5, hosts Dinamo Minsk on Saturday, Oct. 10, and travels to Severstal Cherepovets on Thursday, Oct. 15, and HC Sochi on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Lokomotiv to win 4-3.