YAROSLAVL (Interstat) — Matvei Kotkov scored twice and recorded five shots on goal as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defeated HC Sochi 6-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Thursday at Arena 2000. Alexei Bereglazov opened the scoring at 7:45 of the first period and finished with two shots on goal. Giovanni Fiore doubled the lead at 21:22 before Yaroslav Belyakov put Sochi on the board. Kirill D. Yemelyanov also scored twice, Fiore added one goal and two assists, Rushan Rafikov had two assists, and Alexei Melnichuk made 15 saves for Lokomotiv. Kotkov and Yemelyanov scored 79 seconds apart late in the second period. Artur Gizdatullin also scored for Sochi. Lokomotiv led 1-0 after the first period and built a 4-2 advantage through two periods before adding two third-period goals. Attendance was 8,031. Lokomotiv improved to 15-5, while Sochi dropped to 6-14. Kotkov was named Lokomotiv’s top star.