NIZHNEKAMSK, Russia (Interstat) — Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk will host Lada Togliatti in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at SCC Arena in Neftekhim Arena. Neftekhimik enters at 4-3-0, while Lada is 1-6-0. The home team is coming off a 6-2 loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Sunday. German Tochilkin scored one goal with two shots on goal in that game. Matvei Zaseda also scored one goal with three shots on goal. Tochilkin, a forward, is a player to watch for Neftekhimik. He had eight shots on goal in a 3-0 win at Sibir Novosibirsk on Sept. 16. He recorded three shots on goal and one hit in a 2-0 loss at Salavat Yulaev Ufa on Sept. 18. In a 3-1 home win against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Sept. 11, he had two shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Tochilkin had three shots on goal and four hits in a 5-1 home win over HC Sochi on Sept. 8. He added one assist, three shots on goal and one hit in a 5-4 overtime loss to Shanghai Dragons on Sept. 6. Neftekhimik has won four of its first seven games. It also earned a 2-1 home win over Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 13. Neftekhimik’s losses came at Metallurg Magnitogorsk, at Salavat Yulaev Ufa and against Shanghai Dragons in overtime. Neftekhimik’s other wins this season came against Sibir Novosibirsk, Admiral Vladivostok, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and HC Sochi.

Lada arrives after a 3-2 overtime loss at Ak Bars Kazan on Monday. Evgeny Groshev scored one goal with three shots on goal and one hit. Nikita Mikhailov scored one goal with one shot on goal. Nikolai Makarov recorded one assist, four shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Makarov, a defenseman, is a player to watch for Lada. He had one shot on goal and two penalty minutes in a 6-0 loss to Barys Astana on Sept. 16. He also had one shot on goal and two penalty minutes in a 4-2 home win over Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 14. Lada has lost six of its first seven games. Its only win came against Dinamo Minsk. Lada also has overtime losses at SKA Saint Petersburg on Sept. 5 and Sept. 9 and a 1-0 loss at Severstal Cherepovets on Sept. 7. Lada dropped a 7-2 home decision to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Sept. 11. Neftekhimik will visit Barys Astana on Friday, Sept. 25. Lada will host CSKA Moscow on Friday, Sept. 25.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Neftekhimik 3, Lada 1.