Dragons edge Avtomobilist behind Khomchenko’s 35 saves
MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Brett Murray scored twice and Pavel Khomchenko made 35 saves as the Shanghai Dragons beat Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Municipal‘nyj Stadion Stroitel‘. Murray opened the scoring 12 seconds into the first period, with Riley Sutter and Yegor S. Solovyov assisting. Alexander Kadeikin answered for Avtomobilist at 6:18 of the first. Dmitrij Jaskin put Shanghai ahead with 3:17 left in the second, assisted by Nikita I. Alexandrov and Nikolas Petan. Murray’s second goal, 24 seconds into the third, came from Solovyov and Sutter. Daniel Sprong scored for Avtomobilist with 19 seconds left, assisted by Adam Ruzicka and Alexander A. Sharov. Khomchenko stopped 35 of 37 shots for the win. Sutter had two assists and two penalty minutes, while Jaskin added a goal and five hits. Petan recorded an assist. Avtomobilist’s Kadeikin and Sprong each had a goal and four shots. The attendance was 5,347. Avtomobilist fell to 2-5. Shanghai improved to 3-2. Shanghai next hosts Dinamo Minsk on Saturday.