The match between Lokomotiv and Admiral (Vladivostok) was opened in the second minute after Richard Panik's accurate shot into the opponent's goal. Martin Gernat put the second puck in the net. Daniel Gutik from Admiral made a successful attack and won one puck for his team, the score became 2:1.
Alexander Polunin and Artur Kayumov scored the next two Lokomotiv pucks against Admiral. Yaroslavl came out of the fight with a resounding victory The meeting ended with a score of 4:1. Thus, Lokomotiv won for the first time in its history in the KHL.
According to HC head coach Igor Nikitin, the victory in the KHL is “the result of the team's work process, no more and no less”. Now the team is preparing for the playoffs. Yaroslavl teammates from Lokomotiv Moscow supported their colleagues, congratulating them on the victory and wishing to add to the collection of cups another prestigious award - the Gagarin Cup.
Earlier, hockey player of “Amur” Alex Galchenyuk became a citizen of the Russian Federation. The forward is of Belarusian origin, being a hereditary hockey player. Now he plays for the Russian “Amur”, previously played for the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins.
We would like to point out that Washington Capitals player Alexander Ovechkin expressed hope that he will be able to make it to the Olympics-2026.