Lokomotiv remains unbeaten with home win over Avangard
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Interstat) — Daniil Isayev stopped 24 shots and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl stayed unbeaten with a 2-1 Kontinental Hockey League victory over Avangard Omsk on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Arena 2000. Alexander Radulov opened the scoring at 6:27 of the first period, with assists from Rushan Rafikov and Isayev. Joshua Leivo tied the game at 23:29 of the second period for Avangard, assisted by Konstantin Okulov and Marsel Ibragimov. Artyom V. Kuzin scored the deciding goal at 37:24 of the second, with Danil Romantsev and Giovanni Fiore assisting. Isayev made 24 saves on 25 shots. Kuzin and Radulov each recorded a goal and five shots, while Radulov added four hits. Leivo had a goal, one shot and one hit for Avangard. Andrew Poturalski contributed three shots and two penalty minutes. Romantsev and Fiore each had an assist, Alexei Bereglazov had four shots, Ibragimov had an assist, one shot and two hits, and Okulov added an assist and three shots. Lokomotiv improved to 6-0, while Avangard fell to 3-2. Attendance was 8,128.