MOSCOW (Interstat) — Denis Kostin made 32 saves and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-1 on Thursday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at VTB Ice Palace. Torpedo improved to 7-3, while Dynamo dropped to 5-7. Nick Merkley opened the scoring for Dynamo at 4:22 of the first period, with assists from Mario Patalakha and Jordan Weal. Anton Sizov tied it at 13:04, assisted by Igor Geraskin and Pavel Kraskovsky. Daniil Zhuravlyov put Torpedo ahead at 17:17, with Sergei Goncharuk and Mikhail Vorobyov assisting. Goncharuk scored at 26:09 of the second, assisted by Vorobyov and Matvei Polyakov. Torpedo led 2-1 after one period and 3-1 after two. Goncharuk finished with a goal and an assist, Vorobyov added two assists, and Michael Vecchione recorded four shots. Attendance at VTB Ice Palace was 5,992. Kostin stopped 32 of 33 shots to earn the win.