NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Interstat) — Denis Kostin stopped 17 of 18 shots as Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod beat Avangard Omsk 5-1 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Trade Union Sport Palace. Attendance was 12,350. Torpedo improved to 5-2; Avangard dropped to 3-4. Avangard has lost two straight. Daniil Seroukh opened the scoring at 11:43 of the first period. Joshua Leivo tied it in the second, but Torpedo answered with goals from Yegor Vinogradov, Sergei Goncharuk, Bogdan Konyushkov and Pavel Kraskovsky. Vladimir Tkachyov had three assists. Vinogradov and Konyushkov each added an assist. Nikita Kamalov, Robert Nardella and Igor Geraskin also recorded assists. Kraskovsky finished with a goal, two shots and four hits. Goncharuk had a goal, three shots and two hits. Avangard was assessed eight penalties, including Joshua Leivo’s 10-minute misconduct in the third period, while Torpedo took one. Torpedo next hosts HC Sochi on Thursday, Sept. 24.