Lokomotiv Beat CSKA to Stay Top of Western Conference
Radulov, Rafikov and Surin scored as Lokomotiv won 3-2 at CSKA, moving to 8 points and first place while CSKA remain ninth.
Lokomotiv won 3-2 away at CSKA in Moscow to stay top of the Western Conference in the KHL.
Alexander Radulov put the visitors ahead on the 16th minute. CSKA levelled through Denis Guryanov on the 29th, but Rushan Rafikov restored Lokomotiv's lead on the 36th and Yegor Surin made it 3-2 on the 45th. Denis Zernov pulled one back for CSKA on the 59th, too late to change the result.
Lokomotiv have 8 points and lead the Western Conference. CSKA sit ninth with 2.
The Yaroslavl side are the reigning Gagarin Cup holders and opened the season with a 5-1 win over Traktor, 18-year-old Matvey Kotkov scoring the KHL's first goal of the campaign. That run was interrupted by a 0-1 defeat to Dinamo, settled by a penalty the league's refereeing commission later confirmed as correctly given. This win at CSKA puts Lokomotiv back on track under Gordon.
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