CHELYABINSK (Interstat) — Traktor Chelyabinsk used a fast start and a balanced attack to beat the visiting Shanghai Dragons 5-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday at Traktor Sport Palace in Traktor Arena. Traktor led 2-0 after the first period on goals from Mikhail Goryunov-Rolgizer and Artemy Nizameyev. Alexander Shen and Nikita Soshnikov scored in the second to make it 4-0 before Shanghai answered with goals from Dmitrij Jaskin and Yegor S. Solovyov. Boris Katchouk, Traktor’s top star, capped the scoring at 59:42 and finished with one goal, one assist and two shots on goal. Nathan Legare added two assists, three shots and two hits, while Henrik Haukeland stopped 22 of 24 shots. Andrei Svetlakov recorded an assist, Soshnikov had a goal and three shots, and Sergei Telegin added an assist for Traktor. Solovyov had a goal and an assist for Shanghai. Attendance was 7,500. Traktor improved to 11 wins and 14 losses, while Shanghai fell to 14 wins and 9 losses.