NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Interstat) — Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod scored in every period and pulled away from Avangard Omsk for a 5-1 Kontinental Hockey League victory Tuesday afternoon at Trade Union Sport Palace. The announced attendance was 12,350. Torpedo improved to 5-2 while Avangard fell to 3-4. Goaltender Denis Kostin made 17 saves on 18 shots for Torpedo, and Vladimir Tkachyov had three assists as the home team controlled play after an early Avangard push.

Torpedo took the lead in the first period after Avangard penalties opened the door. Marsel Ibragimov was called for tripping at 2:27, and Joshua Leivo went off for interference at 10:36. Torpedo converted shortly after the second penalty when Daniil Seroukh scored at 11:43. Bogdan Konyushkov and Tkachyov picked up assists on the play. The goal gave Torpedo a 1-0 advantage after the opening period, with Kostin steady when Avangard did generate chances.

Avangard answered early in the second period. Leivo scored at 20:26, needing no assist, to tie the game 1-1 and silence the home crowd briefly. The momentum did not last. Yegor Vinogradov put Torpedo back in front at 27:30, with Nikita Kamalov and Tkachyov assisting. Sergei Goncharuk made it 3-1 at 29:13, with Robert Nardella and Yaroslav Dyblenko earning assists. The two quick goals forced Avangard to chase the game. Tempers flared at 33:27 when Ronald Brickey of Torpedo and Kirill Dolzhenkov of Avangard received coincidental roughing penalties.

The third period turned into a special-teams and discipline problem for Avangard. Joseph Cecconi was called for interference at 47:01, and Leivo received a 10-minute misconduct on the same sequence. Torpedo made the power play pay when Konyushkov scored at 48:22, with Tkachyov and Vinogradov assisting, pushing the lead to 4-1. Avangard’s penalty trouble continued at 51:29 when Ibragimov was whistled for roughing and Kirill Adamchuk was called for delaying the game. Cecconi then received a cross-checking minor at 52:11. Torpedo capped the scoring at 59:24 when Pavel Kraskovsky scored, assisted by Igor Geraskin, for the final 5-1 margin.

Kostin was the top star for Torpedo, finishing with the win and 17 saves on 18 shots. Kraskovsky added a goal, two shots on goal and four hits. Tkachyov’s three assists came on a afternoon when he also recorded one shot on goal. Goncharuk had a goal, three shots and two hits. Kamalov contributed an assist, four shots and one hit from the blue line. Konyushkov finished with a goal, an assist and two shots. Vinogradov had a goal, an assist, two shots and two hits. Nardella added an assist and two shots. Seroukh scored and put four shots on net. Geraskin had one assist and one shot. The balanced attack helped Torpedo overcome an Avangard effort that included Leivo’s lone goal.

Avangard’s road trip has been difficult. The club lost at Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-1 on Sunday and at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2-1 on Friday. Before those defeats, Avangard had won three of four, including overtime victories over Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Metallurg Magnitogorsk and a 4-1 home win over HC Sochi. Torpedo, meanwhile, bounced back from a 3-2 home loss to CSKA Moscow on Friday. Torpedo had won three of its previous four before that defeat, including a 3-2 home win over Ak Bars Kazan and a 7-2 road rout of Lada Togliatti.

Torpedo will next host HC Sochi on Thursday. Avangard will continue its road swing at Spartak Moscow on Thursday. The loss dropped Avangard to 3-4, while Torpedo moved to 5-2. The game featured 11 penalties, including Leivo’s misconduct, and Avangard was assessed nine of them. Torpedo’s ability to score early in periods and convert after Avangard penalties proved decisive.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Torpedo 3, Avangard 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Avangard with a 68.6 percent probability to win. Neither projection matched the final result, as Torpedo won by four goals.