Yaroslavl “Lokomotiv” won the sixth consecutive victory since the start of the season of the Kontinental Hockey League

In one of the central matches of Friday, September 18, in the regular championship of the Kontinental Hockey League, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv defeated Avangard at home - 2: 1. It's reported by sb.by.

The winners were distinguished by Alexander Radulov (7th minute) and Artem Kuzin (38). In the losers, the author of the goal was Joshua Livo (24).

Lokomotiv won the sixth consecutive victory from the start of the tournament and with 12 points leads the standings of the Western Conference. The team from Yaroslavl remains the only squad of the championship that has not suffered a single defeat this season.

The results of all matches Friday, September 18, in the regular championship of the KHL: Metallurg — Barys — 3:0, Salavat Yulaev — Neftekhimik — 2:0, Traktor — Spartak — 1:3, Dynamo (Minsk) — Siberia — 4:1, Lokomotiv — Avangard — 2:1, Sochi — Ak Bars — 3:2, Torpedo — CSKA — 2:3.

Note that Dynamo Minsk won the first victory of the season after four defeats. The next meeting of the “teeth” will be held the day after tomorrow, on September 20, on the ice of the “Minsk-Arena” against the Yekaterinburg “Automobilist”. And after that, the wards of Sergey Brylin will go on a two-game road trip, within which they will compete with Dynamo Moscow (September 24) and Shanghai Dregons (September 26).

According to the results of the regular championship 2025/2026, the Belarusian squad scored 88 points and finished on the second line in the table of the Western Conference immediately after the future champion - Yaroslavl Lokomotiv. At the stage of the 1/8 finals, the “teeth” won the series against Moscow teammates with a dry score of 4: 0, but in the quarterfinals, the Minsk Dynamovites lost four times to the Kazan “Ak Bars”. In the overall table of the Kontinental Hockey League, the white-blues took fifth place for the first time in history.

Photo by HC Avangard.