Lokomotiv Yaroslavl claimed a 5:1 victory over Traktor Chelyabinsk on 2026-09-05 in what opened the KHL campaign. Both sides entered the fixture with empty records — zero games, zero points — so the result simply marked the first point of the season for the hosts.
Lokomotiv's recent run suggested confidence coming into this one. They had beaten Novosibirsk 5:2 and Nizhnekamsk 4:2 in late August, before a narrow 3:2 win over Cherepovets on 30 August. Traktor's form was less consistent, with losses to Lada and Avangard Omsk among their last outings.
The match itself did not require elaborate reconstruction. Five goals for Lokomotiv against one for Traktor told the story plainly enough. By then, the visitors had already found no answer to the home side's opening burst.
What the result means for the table is difficult to say just yet. Both teams remain at the bottom with identical records before this game — five games apiece in their recent history, but nothing official in the standings to compare.
Lokomotiv ended a mixed patch of results with this win, while Traktor's run of defeats appears to have stretched on. The gap between them after one game is five points, but the season has barely begun.