Torpedo notched its first victory of 2026.

      On January 6 at the Nagorny cultural and entertainment complex the score was recorded as 3-2. Astana's Barys was ahead twice.

      In the first period the opponents exchanged goals within 46 seconds (12:48, 13:34). Dmitry Shevchenko restored the tie by getting his stick to a pass from Viktor Fyodorov. In the 30th minute the visitors took the lead again; the assist was credited to Dmitry Breus, who is contracted to Torpedo. In the 34th minute Barys should have extended the lead, but American Michael Veckione's shot hit the post. Immediately thereafter Yegor Vinogradov picked up the puck and finished a solo rush with a goal pass to Vladimir Tkachev. And with 31 seconds left in the second period Amir Garaev scored his first goal for Torpedo (in his fourth game) after receiving a pass from Bogdan Konyushkov. The tense third 20-minute period was goalless.

      The hosts were outshot on target 19-33 (9-10, 6-14, 4-9). Overall the hockey players were uninspiring; Denis Kostin deserves much of the credit for their success.

      Torpedo roster: Kostin (Kulbakov in reserve); Zhuravlyov – Konyushkov (C), Vinogradov – Tkachev (A) – Atanasov; Nardella – Sizov (A), Sokolov – Letunov – Goncharuk; Naumenkov – Silaev, Fyodorov – Shevchenko – Garaev; Khokhlov, Chefanov – Yaremchuk – Voronin, Pugachyov. Young Gleb Pugachyov — he will turn 18 on March 25 — made his Kontinental Hockey League debut. Gleb's ice time was 6 minutes 39 seconds; he received a minor penalty for roughing in the third period.

      Standings in the KHL Western Conference: Lokomotiv – 59 points (44 games), Severstal – 57 (43), Dynamo Minsk – 57 (41), Torpedo – 52 (42, goal differential – 117:115), Dynamo Moscow – 52 (42), CSKA – 50 (44), Spartak – 49 (42), SKA – 47 (39), Shanghai Dragons – 41 (41), Sochi – 32 (39), Lada – 26 (42). On January 10 Torpedo will meet Severstal in Cherepovets. Start time – 17:00.

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      "Torpedo will try to break a four-game losing streak in the match against Barys" 21:05 January 6 Nina Serebryakova Photo AI progorodnn.ru The Torpedo hockey club from Nizhny Novgorod will play a home game against the Barys team from Kazakhstan. 21:14 06.01.2026 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      "Torpedo opened the account for their victories in 2026" On January 6 at the Nagorny cultural and entertainment complex the score was recorded as 3-2. 20:10 06.01.2026 Nizhegorodskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      "Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo snatched a victory over Barys in a home match" Nizhny Novgorod HC Torpedo won a home match against Kazakhstan's Barys on January 6. 19:30 06.01.2026 vGorodeN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      "Nizhny Novgorod HC Torpedo beat Barys in a KHL match" The game ended with a score of 3:2. Nizhny Novgorod HC Torpedo defeated Kazakhstan's Barys in a KHL match on January 6. 19:24 06.01.2026 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

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      "Omsk Avangard secured a victory against Sibir with a score of 5:2" The match took place today, January 4. The opponents opened the scoring in the 5th minute of the match. 20:30 04.01.2026 Channel 12 - Omsk

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      On January 6 at the Nagorny cultural and entertainment complex the score was recorded as 3-2. Nizhegorodskaya Pravda

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