Ice hockey: the main stories of 13.09.2026

The champions left Moscow with 2 points. Lokomotiv won 3:2 away to CSKA and stay top of the Western Conference. CSKA also had a goal ruled out. Dmitry Kvartalnov said the call belonged to the officials and that he could only agree with it. Defenceman Egor Zamula said, by all accounts, that Lokomotiv simply took their chances; it was CSKA's 3rd defeat in 4 games. One outlet reports that 40-year-old Alexander Radulov had a goal and 2 assists, and team-mate Rushan Rafikov called him Beethoven and Mozart in one.

Sibir have lost 3 of their first 4 games. The latest was a 2:5 home defeat to Avtomobilist, which came after a 3:4 shootout loss to Ak Bars. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first home goal for the club but was scathing about the performance, as reported. Head coach Yaroslav Lyuzenkov said the forward should talk less to referees. In Omsk, Avangard handed Metallurg their first defeat of the season, 3:2 in overtime. A day earlier, Metallurg had beaten Ak Bars in a shootout. According to one report, 6 players were sent off after a fight on the 57th minute at 2:2. In Nizhnekamsk, where drone attacks killed people earlier in the day, Neftekhimik opened their game against Admiral with a minute's silence and cancelled all entertainment. According to the coaches' post-match comments, the home side won 2:1.

• Torpedo general director Evgeny Zabuga called 6 points from 4 away games a strong start.
• Zabuga said Egor Sokolov's move to Ak Bars was agreed quickly because rotation did the forward no good. Sokolov had been traded to Dinamo Minsk on 8 September.
• Match TV reports that Vitali Kravtsov will not sue Traktor and hopes to be traded. A day earlier came the news that he would not play for the club this season.
• Valeri Nichushkin said goodbye to Colorado after 7 seasons. He was traded to Columbus in June.
• Toronto analyst Sid Seravalli criticised McDavid and Draisaitl's praise of Babcock.
• Daily Faceoff reports that Toronto signed Nick Blankenburg to a tryout contract.
• Matvey Michkov told the story of an awkward jersey swap with Ovechkin; Darren Dietz said food in Canada did not impress him.
• Prospect tournaments: San Jose beat Los Angeles 8:1. The No 2 pick Ivar Stenberg scored twice in 25 seconds, and 216 cm defenceman Alexander Karmanov fought Lefebvre.
• Ilya Nabokov made his Colorado debut in a 7:2 win over Anaheim, allowing 2 goals in 2 periods.
• Timofei Obvintsev played the full game in goal for Toronto in a 3:4 overtime defeat to Ottawa.
• Torpedo host Ak Bars at Volga-Arena on Monday.