Boyarkin shutout lifts Admiral past Severstal in KHL play
VLADIVOSTOK (Interstat) — Nikita Boyarkin stopped all 26 shots, and Admiral Vladivostok defeated Severstal Cherepovets 2-0 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Fetisov Arena. Ivan Yanchenko and Mikhail Grass scored for Admiral, with Yanchenko’s goal assisted by Oskar Bulavchuk and Dmitry Mukhtarov. Boyarkin earned the win. Yanchenko had three shots and two penalty minutes, while Grass had two shots and two penalty minutes. Bulavchuk added an assist and a hit, Mukhtarov had an assist, a shot and a hit, and Ivan Muranov recorded four shots and four hits. Alexander Skorenov led Severstal with four shots. Libor Sulak and Konstantin Luchevnikov each had two shots for Admiral. Severstal’s Ivan Podshivalov had one shot and one hit. Attendance was 5,109. Severstal dropped to 1-5-0, while Admiral improved to 2-4-0. Penalties included hooking calls on Grass and Dmitry Zavgorodny, high sticking on Yegor Chezganov and Vladimir Grudinin, tripping on Alexei Kozhevnikov, and a holding call on Yanchenko.