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Hockey Two weeks of the KHL: SKA and Ak Bars set the pace as Lokomotiv defend the title without luxury

Since opening on 5 September the KHL has played over a hundred games. SKA have their best start in five years, Ak Bars' Kevin Hayes has 7 points in 6 games, and reigning champions Lokomotiv sit outside the top three.

Hockey KHL opens Saturday: Lokomotiv vs Traktor at 13:00, no Opening Cup this year

On 5 September at 13:00 Moscow time Yaroslavl’s Lokomotiv host Traktor. The league dropped a standalone Opening Cup: six games on day one, 22 clubs, 68 games each.