Lokomotiv Visit Traktor in KHL Rematch
Traktor host Lokomotiv again after a 5:1 opening-day loss, as the champions look to extend their early-season edge in Chelyabinsk.
Three fixtures make up the KHL schedule. Avangard host Avtomobilist, Traktor take on Lokomotiv at home, and SKA face Shanghai Dragons. All times are Moscow time.
Traktor and Lokomotiv have met once already this season. Lokomotiv won the opener 5:1 on 6 September, with 18-year-old forward Matvey Kotkov scoring in the 9th minute. Traktor have since re-signed forward Nikita Soshnikov through 2026/27, though the club's own general manager described his pre-season trial in lukewarm terms.
A repeat of that scoreline would extend the gap between the sides early in the season. A tighter contest, on the other hand, would suggest Traktor have found an answer to the problems exposed in the opener.
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