KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Maxim Dorozhko stopped 28 shots and Amur Khabarovsk scored three unanswered goals in the third period to beat visiting Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3-1 on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Platinum Arena. Dorozhko, a 6-foot-2, 209-pound goaltender, earned the win after Amur erased a one-goal deficit. The announced attendance was 6,701. Amur improved to 3 wins and 5 losses. Lokomotiv fell to 7 wins and 2 losses.

Lokomotiv opened the scoring in the first period. Ilya E. Nikolayev scored at 11:10, with Danil Romantsev assisting, to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. The goal was Nikolayev’s only shot of the game. Lokomotiv’s Artyom V. Kuzin was called for tripping at 10:01, while Amur’s Alexei Kruchinin received a slashing penalty at 12:10 and Vitaly Abramov was sent off for holding at 13:26. Dorozhko kept Amur within a goal through the opening period, and Lokomotiv took its narrow lead into the first intermission.

The second period was scoreless but physical and penalty-filled. Kuzin picked up a holding penalty at 23:31 for Lokomotiv. Amur’s Danil Yurtaikin was penalized for holding at 28:28 and tripping at 31:08, and Yaroslav Likhachyov was called for tripping at 34:36. Lokomotiv’s Yegor Surin, a 6-foot-1, 192-pound forward, generated pressure with six shots on goal, but Dorozhko remained steady. Amur could not convert on its power-play chances, and Lokomotiv maintained its 1-0 advantage entering the final period.

Amur took over in the third. Yurtaikin tied the game at 45:23, with Oleg Li and Vasily Machulin assisting. Kirill Pilipenko put Amur ahead at 50:31 from Yegor Voronkov and Alexei A. Solovyov. Kirill Urakov added insurance at 55:30, with Fyodor Khrapov and Machulin assisting. Machulin, a 6-foot-3, 198-pound defenseman, finished with two assists and one hit. Yurtaikin, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound forward, had one goal, one shot and four penalty minutes. Urakov, a 6-foot, 187-pound forward, recorded one goal, one shot and two hits. Li, a 5-foot-11, 194-pound forward, contributed one assist, three shots and one hit. Pilipenko, a 5-foot-9, 183-pound forward, scored on his only shot. Khrapov, a 5-foot-11, 176-pound forward, had one assist, and Solovyov, a 6-foot-2, 203-pound defenseman, added one assist, one shot and two hits. Lokomotiv’s Rushan Rafikov was penalized for tripping at 43:19, Surin was called for holding at 47:45, and Amur’s Voronkov received a minor for throwing the puck outside the playing area at 59:52.

Dorozhko’s performance anchored Amur’s comeback. He made 28 saves on 29 shots and outdueled Lokomotiv’s attack down the stretch. In recent games, Dorozhko had posted 32 saves in a shutout win over Dynamo Moscow, 36 saves in a win at Barys Astana and 31 saves in a loss to CSKA Moscow. Amur had dropped its previous two games, including a 2-0 home loss to CSKA Moscow and a 4-1 home loss to Severstal Cherepovets, before breaking through against Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv had won its previous game at Admiral Vladivostok and had been one of the league’s early leaders, but it could not protect its first-period lead.

Lokomotiv’s Nikolayev scored on his lone shot. Surin was active with six shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Romantsev picked up an assist. Kuzin served two minor penalties. The loss ended Lokomotiv’s chance to keep pace near the top of the early KHL standings and gave Amur a needed home victory at Platinum Arena. Amur’s next game is against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk at home. Lokomotiv is scheduled to visit Sibir Novosibirsk.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lokomotiv 3, Amur 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Lokomotiv with an 83.8 percent probability to win.