CSKA beat Dynamo Moscow 5-2 for 10th straight KHL win
In short
CSKA beat Dynamo Moscow 5:2 away in a Moscow derby in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular season on 9 October 2026, its tenth win in a row. RIA Novosti reported that CSKA moved to the top of the Western Conference with 22 points, while Dynamo suffered a sixth straight defeat and sits ninth with 12 points.
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CSKA beat Dynamo Moscow 5:2 in a Moscow derby in the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 9 October 2026, TASS, RIA Novosti and Interfax reported. According to RIA Novosti, the game was played at Dynamo's home arena, started at 19:30 and ended with period scores of 1:0, 3:2 and 1:0. The win was CSKA's tenth in a row, all four outlets reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
RIA Novosti reported that Prokhor Poltapov (Прохор Полтапов) scored twice for CSKA, in the 7th and 24th minutes. Its text also lists another brace in the 35th and 51st minutes and a goal in the 36th minute, but the names of those scorers are missing from the available text. Pavel Shen (Павел Шэн) scored for Dynamo in the 29th minute and Nick Merkley (Ник Меркли) in the 38th. Dynamo's Canadian forward Dylan Sikura (Дилан Сикьюра) assisted Merkley's goal and reached 100 points in 159 KHL games, the agency said. [ 3 ]
With 22 points, CSKA moved to the top of the Western Conference table, RIA Novosti and RBC reported. Dynamo lost for the sixth straight game; according to RIA Novosti it was the team's eighth defeat in its last nine games, and Dynamo sits ninth in the conference with 12 points. [ 1 , 3 ]
Dynamo hosts SKA of St Petersburg on 11 October, and CSKA and Dynamo meet again on 14 October on CSKA's ice, RIA Novosti reported. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The result put CSKA at the top of the KHL Western Conference table, according to RBC and RIA Novosti. For Dynamo, RIA Novosti reported, it was a sixth defeat in a row and the eighth in its last nine games, and the two clubs meet again on 14 October.
Key facts
- CSKA beat Dynamo Moscow 5:2 in the KHL regular season. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The game was played at Dynamo's home arena on 9 October 2026; period scores were 1:0, 3:2 and 1:0. [ 3 ]
- It was CSKA's tenth straight win in the KHL. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Dynamo lost for the sixth game in a row. [ 1 , 3 ]
- CSKA, with 22 points, moved to the top of the Western Conference table. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Dynamo is ninth in the Western Conference with 12 points, having lost eight of its last nine games. [ 3 ]
- Prokhor Poltapov (Прохор Полтапов) scored twice for CSKA; Pavel Shen (Павел Шэн) and Nick Merkley (Ник Меркли) scored for Dynamo. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Who scored CSKA's other three goals. RIA Novosti's text gives a second brace (35th and 51st minutes) and another goal (36th minute), but the scorers' names are missing from the available text.