KHABAROVSK, Russia (Interstat) — Alexander Samonov made 15 saves and CSKA Moscow scored twice to beat Amur Khabarovsk 2-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Platinum Arena. Marat Khairullin opened scoring at 36 minutes, with assists from Jeremy Roy and Prokhor Poltapov. Derek Barach added a goal at 39:28, assisted by Maxim Mamin and Dmitry Samorukov. Samonov, listed at 6-foot-0 and 161 pounds, was the top star. CSKA improved to 5-3. Amur dropped to 2-5. Attendance was 6,555. Khairullin had five shots on goal, Barach one, Poltapov four, Samorukov three, Maxim Sorkin two, Roy one and Mamin one. Pavel Karnaukhov served two penalty minutes. Amur’s Fyodor Khrapov received a minor for throwing the puck outside the playing area in the first period. CSKA’s Ivan Drozdov was penalized for high sticking in the second, and Karnaukhov for tripping in the third.