NIZHNY NOVGOROD (Interstat) — Yegor Vinogradov scored twice and Denis Kostin stopped 30 shots as Torpedo beat visiting Spartak 3-1 in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Sunday at Trade Union Sport Palace. Torpedo improved to 12-8, while Spartak fell to 12-10. Vinogradov opened the scoring 15 seconds into the game and struck again at 5:22 of the first period, with Amir Garayev, Daniil Zhuravlyov, Daniil Seroukh and Robert Nardella picking up assists. Vladislav R. Yusupov scored in the second period, assisted by Alexei Yakovlev and Seroukh. Ivan M. Ryabov scored for Spartak, with Joseph Keane and Ilya Kotlyarov assisting. Kostin earned the win with 30 saves on 31 shots. Vinogradov finished with two goals, three shots, two penalty minutes and two hits. Yusupov added a goal, four shots and one hit. Seroukh had two assists, while Garayev and Yakovlev each had an assist. Ryabov had one goal, three shots and one hit. Attendance was 12,213.