VLADIVOSTOK (Interstat) — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will look to rebound from its first loss of the season when it visits Admiral Vladivostok in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Fetisov Arena in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai.

Lokomotiv enters 6-1-0. Its only defeat came Sunday, when Barys Astana won 5-0 at Lokomotiv. Georgy Ivanov had three shots on goal and one hit for Lokomotiv in that game. Yegor Surin added four shots on goal and two hits, and Daniil Misyul recorded two shots on goal.

Before that loss, Lokomotiv had won six straight. The run included a 2-1 home win against Avangard Omsk on Sept. 18, a 4-1 win at Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sept. 15, a 3-2 win at CSKA Moscow on Sept. 13, a 2-1 overtime home win against Severstal Cherepovets on Sept. 10, a 3-1 home win against Shanghai Dragons on Sept. 8 and a 5-1 home win against Traktor on Sept. 5.

Ivanov is a player to watch for Lokomotiv. He had three shots on goal and one hit against Barys, three shots on goal and two hits against Avangard, and one goal with three shots on goal at Traktor. He also had one assist and three hits at CSKA, one assist with two shots on goal and two hits against Severstal, one goal with two shots on goal and two hits against Shanghai and one assist with two shots on goal against Traktor.

Admiral enters 2-5-0. Its most recent result was a 4-3 shootout loss to CSKA Moscow on Monday at Fetisov Arena. Dmitry Mukhtarov and Yegor Chezganov each scored, while Ivan Yanchenko had one assist, one shot on goal and two hits. Chezganov finished with four shots on goal and two hits. Mukhtarov had one shot on goal.

Admiral beat Severstal 2-0 on Sept. 19 and lost 3-2 to Dynamo Moscow on Sept. 17. Earlier in the season, Admiral lost at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, won at CSKA, lost in a shootout at Dynamo Moscow and lost at Ak Bars Kazan.

Yanchenko is a player to watch for Admiral. He had one assist, one shot on goal and two hits against CSKA, one goal with three shots on goal and two penalty minutes against Severstal, and one goal with two shots on goal and two hits against Dynamo Moscow.

Lokomotiv is scheduled to visit Amur Khabarovsk on Sept. 25. Admiral is scheduled to host Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Sept. 27.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lokomotiv 4, Admiral 1.