Chelmet Chelyabinsk vs Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Chelmet needed less than five minutes to find the net. Yekimov (assists: Nikita Telegin, Pronichkin) opened the scoring at 04:38 of the first period, and that 1-0 lead held through the intermission.

The second period was one-way traffic. Yegor Golovnyov (assist: Moruzhov) doubled the lead at 29:44 (09:44 of P2). Nikita Telegin (assist: Kolodiy) made it 3-0 just 100 seconds later at 31:24. Stepan Gorbunov (assist: Ruslan Aglamzyanov) completed the second-period blitz at 36:02 (16:02 of P2) to send Chelmet into the final frame with a 4-0 cushion.

Magnitka pulled one back early in the third period through an unassisted goal at roughly 49 minutes. But Yekimov restored the four-goal lead at 50:08 (10:08 of P3), assisted by Gorbunov and Telegin, sealing the 5-1 final.

Scoring summary:

• 1-0: Nikita Yekimov (Telegin, Pronichkin) — 04:38 P1
• 2-0: Yegor Golovnyov (Moruzhov) — 29:44 P2
• 3-0: Nikita Telegin (Kolodiy) — 31:24 P2
• 4-0: Stepan Gorbunov (Aglamzyanov) — 36:02 P2
• 4-1: Magnitka goal (unassisted) — 49:xx P3
• 5-1: Nikita Yekimov (Gorbunov, Telegin) — 50:08 P3

The six-minute spell between 29:44 and 36:02 of the second period decided the contest. After a competitive opening period where Chelmet led only 1-0, the hosts poured forward in the middle frame, scoring three times in rapid succession. Magnitka could not stem the tide, and the 4-0 deficit proved too steep to climb.

Nikita Yekimov (Chelmet) — Player of the Match. Two goals (04:38 P1, 50:08 P3) bookended the scoring. His early opener settled Chelmet into the game, and his second restored order after Magnitka's consolation.

Nikita Telegin (Chelmet) — One goal and two assists. Telegin scored the 3-0 goal and set up both of Yekimov's strikes, making him the most productive player on the ice.

Stepan Gorbunov (Chelmet) — The 20-year-old forward scored the fourth goal and assisted Yekimov's second, continuing his strong pre-season form highlighted by Russian outlet StavkaTV.

Period scores: 1-0, 3-0, 1-1. The 5-1 result gives Chelmet their second win in the H2H rivalry now standing at 2-5 from 7 meetings since 2024, though both of Chelmet's wins have come in pre-season. All seven rivalry matches have produced over 2.5 goals (86%).

This was Chelmet's fourth pre-season friendly and their third consecutive victory, following a 3-0 win over Magnitka on 14 August and a 4-1 win over Yuzhny Ural on 2 August. The VHL farm team of Traktor Chelyabinsk is building clear momentum ahead of the 2026-27 VHL regular season.

For Magnitka — the youth affiliate of KHL side Metallurg Magnitogorsk — it marks a second defeat in two days to their regional rivals, with further pre-season fixtures scheduled before the campaign begins.

A one-sided pre-season derby decided by a devastating second-period burst. Chelmet's superior finishing and offensive depth told against a Magnitka side that stayed competitive for only 20 minutes. Yekimov and Telegin's chemistry was the difference, and Chelmet's pre-season momentum continues to build.