MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — The Shanghai Dragons will host Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at Municipal’nyj Stadion Stroitel’. Shanghai enters with a 2-2-0 record, while Avtomobilist is 2-4-0. The game is part of an early-season stretch for both clubs.

Avtomobilist will look to forward Daniel Sprong for offense. Sprong scored one goal and recorded nine shots on goal in a 5-3 loss at Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 20. He also had one assist and 25 penalty minutes in a 5-2 win at Sibir Novosibirsk on Sept. 13. He registered one goal and one assist with six shots on goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sept. 7. Sprong had four shots on goal in a 2-1 win over Dynamo Moscow on Sept. 5 and three shots on goal in a 3-1 loss at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Sept. 11.

Shanghai will counter with forward Dmitrij Jaskin. Jaskin scored one goal and added three shots on goal and two hits in a 7-2 loss at SKA Saint Petersburg on Sept. 15. He recorded one goal, one assist, five shots on goal and one hit in a 4-3 overtime win at Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 10. Jaskin also posted one goal, one assist, five shots on goal, four penalty minutes and two hits in a 5-4 overtime win at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Sept. 6. In a 3-1 loss at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on Sept. 8, he had three shots on goal and one hit.

In Avtomobilist’s most recent game, a 5-3 loss at Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 20, Sprong scored, while Jordan Gross and Adam Ruzicka each had two assists. Avtomobilist also lost 3-2 in overtime at Avangard Omsk on Sept. 15, won 5-2 at Sibir Novosibirsk on Sept. 13, lost 3-1 at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Sept. 11, lost 4-3 in overtime to Traktor Chelyabinsk on Sept. 7 and beat Dynamo Moscow 2-1 on Sept. 5.

Shanghai’s most recent result was a 7-2 loss at SKA Saint Petersburg on Sept. 15. Jaskin scored, while Nikolas Petan and Brennan Menell each recorded an assist. The Dragons previously won 4-3 in overtime at Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 10, lost 3-1 at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on Sept. 8 and won 5-4 in overtime at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Sept. 6.

After this game, Avtomobilist is scheduled to visit Severstal Cherepovets on Thursday and Spartak Moscow on Saturday. Shanghai will return home to face Dinamo Minsk on Saturday and HC Sochi on Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Shanghai 2, Avtomobilist 1.