CHEREPOVETS (Interstat) — Vladislav Podyapolsky stopped all 27 shots he faced, and Dynamo Moscow scored once in each of the first two periods Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, to beat Severstal Cherepovets 2-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Palace in Cherepovets, Russia. The victory moved visiting Dynamo to 3-2-0 this season, while Severstal dropped to 1-4-0. The announced attendance was 4,234. Podyapolsky recorded the win with 27 saves on 27 shots. Dynamo led after the first period and never surrendered the advantage.

Daniil Pylenkov gave Dynamo the lead at 3:47 of the first period. Nick Merkley and Dylan Sikura assisted on the opening goal. Pylenkov finished with one goal, one assist, three shots on goal and three hits. Sikura recorded one goal, one assist and two shots. Merkley had one assist, two shots and two hits. Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi was called for holding at 6:33 of the first period. Dynamo took a one-goal lead into the first intermission.

In the second period, Severstal’s Ioannis Kaldis received a two-minute penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area at 1:31. Dynamo needed 25 seconds to capitalize. Sikura scored at 1:56, with assists from Pylenkov and Shvets-Rogovoi. Podyapolsky was then penalized for high sticking at 3:01. Severstal’s Makar Fomin was called for high sticking at 8:24. Dynamo carried a two-goal lead into the third period.

Dynamo protected the lead through the third period. Ivan Podshivalov recorded three shots and one hit for Severstal. Pavel Shen received a boarding penalty at 6:22 of the third. Podyapolsky remained perfect the rest of the way. Shen finished with three shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Shvets-Rogovoi had one assist, two penalty minutes and one hit. Igor Ozhiganov added two shots for Dynamo. Severstal pressed for a breakthrough but could not beat Podyapolsky.

Severstal’s best offensive efforts came from Semyon Kizimov, who had four shots on goal. Ruslan Abrosimov contributed two shots. Kizimov’s four shots led Severstal. Despite those chances, Severstal could not solve Podyapolsky. The home team was seeking a better result after a difficult recent stretch.

Dynamo entered the game after a 3-2 shootout win over Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 12 and a 2-1 shootout win over Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 9. Earlier this season, Dynamo lost 5-3 at SKA Saint Petersburg on Sept. 7 and 2-1 at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Sept. 5. Severstal had lost 8-0 at Spartak Moscow on Sept. 12 and 2-1 in overtime at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on Sept. 10. Severstal beat Lada Togliatti 1-0 on Sept. 7 before falling to Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3-2 on Sept. 5.

Podyapolsky had recently made 17 saves on 19 shots in a 3-2 win over Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 12. He also stopped 12 of 13 shots in a 2-1 win over Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 9. Dynamo is scheduled to visit Admiral Vladivostok on Thursday, Sept. 17. Severstal is set to visit Admiral Vladivostok on Saturday, Sept. 19. Dynamo will then visit Amur Khabarovsk on Sept. 19, while Severstal will play at Amur Khabarovsk on Sept. 21. Dynamo also has home games ahead against Barys Astana on Sept. 22, Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 24, Salavat Yulaev Ufa on Sept. 26 and Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sept. 28. Severstal will host Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on Sept. 24 and HC Sochi on Sept. 26 before home games against Admiral Vladivostok on Oct. 1 and Shanghai Dragons on Oct. 3.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Severstal 2, Dynamo 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dynamo with a 51.6 percent probability to win.