CSKA beats Dynamo Moscow for tenth straight KHL win

CSKA defeated Dynamo Moscow 5-2 away on October 9 to extend its winning streak to ten games. The result moved CSKA to the top of the KHL's Western Conference.

Prokhor Poltapov and Maxim Sorkin each scored twice for the visitors. Poltapov struck in the seventh and 24th minutes, while Sorkin scored in the 35th and 51st. Maxim Mamin added a goal in the 36th minute. Pavel Shen and Nick Merkley scored for Dynamo.

Dylan Sikura assisted on Merkley's goal to reach 100 KHL points in his 159th game.

CSKA now has 22 points. Dynamo, ninth in the West with 12 points, suffered its sixth consecutive defeat and eighth loss in nine games.

Dynamo hosts SKA on October 11. The Moscow rivals meet again on October 14, with CSKA hosting the next derby.