NOVOSIBIRSK (Interstat) — Daniil Isayev made 14 saves and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl held off Sibir Novosibirsk 2-1 on Sunday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Sports Palace Sibir in Sibir Arena. Giovanni Fiore opened the scoring in the first period at 12:10, with assists from Matvei Kotkov and Georgy Ivanov. Alexander Yaremchuk tied it for Sibir in the second at 39:19. Nikita V. Kiryanov netted the winner early in the third at 41:49, assisted by Alexander Yelesin and Alexei Bereglazov. Fiore finished with a goal and three shots, while Kiryanov had a goal and two shots. Yaremchuk recorded a goal, one shot and one hit for Sibir. Alexei Bereglazov added an assist, one shot and two penalty minutes, and Matvei Kotkov had an assist, one shot and one hit. Daniil Tesanov contributed two shots and four hits. Sibir’s Mikhail B. Abramov served penalties for high sticking and handling the puck with his hands. Lokomotiv killed off several penalties and improved to 8-2. Sibir dropped to 2-7. Attendance was 11,496.