Lokomotiv score six against Dinamo Minsk to regain conference lead

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl beat Dinamo Minsk 6-1 at home in the KHL regular season, taking the reigning champions back to the top of the Western Conference with 22 points from 14 games.

Yegor Surin opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Georgy Ivanov added a second in the 15th. Alex Limoges pulled one back for Dinamo in the 31st minute, leaving the visitors one goal behind after two periods.

Lokomotiv then scored four unanswered goals in the third period. Rushan Rafikov struck in the 46th minute, Maxim Shalunov in the 49th and Alexander Radulov in the 57th. Artur Kayumov completed the scoring in the 60th.

Dinamo remained eighth in the conference on 15 points. They next visit Shanghai Dragons on October 12, while Lokomotiv travel to Severstal on October 15.