MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow defeated Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday at CSKA Ice Palace. Goaltender Dmitry Gamzin stopped all 15 shots he faced to secure the shutout for the home team.

After two scoreless periods, CSKA broke through late in the third. Dmitry Buchelnikov scored at 8:56, assisted by Nikolai Kovalenko and Denis Zernov. Maxim Sorkin added an insurance goal just over three minutes later at 12:28, with assists from Prokhor Poltapov and Mac Hollowell.

CSKA improved its season record to 31 wins and 27 losses. Neftekhimik fell to 30-30. The result defied a national statistical projection that favored CSKA but forecast a higher-scoring affair.