KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Alexander Samoilov made 24 saves on 25 shots as Severstal Cherepovets defeated Amur Khabarovsk 4-1 on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Platinum Arena. Ilya Ivantsov opened scoring at 17:17 of the first period, assisted by Alexander Skorenov and Ruslan Abrosimov. Skorenov made it 2-0 in the second, with Timofei Davydov assisting. Amur’s Vasily Machulin answered at 25:05 with help from Yaroslav Dyominsky and Fyodor Khrapov. Nikita A. Popugayev restored a two-goal lead at 54:28, with Davydov and Abrosimov assisting, and Denis Yan capped the scoring at 59:30 on Danil Veryayev’s assist. Davydov added two assists, three shots and three hits. Abrosimov had two assists and a shot. Thomas Gregoire and Nikita Artamonov each recorded three shots. Vladimir Grudinin added two shots, while Andrei Churkin recorded a shot and three hits. Severstal improved to 2-5; Amur dropped to 2-4. Attendance was 7,100.