TOGLIATTI (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow will look to extend its winning streak when it visits Lada Togliatti in a Kontinental Hockey League game Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at Lada Arena.

CSKA enters with a 5-3-0 record and has won four straight, including a 2-0 victory at Amur Khabarovsk on Wednesday. Lada is 1-7-0 and has lost six of seven, with its lone win a 4-2 home result against Dinamo Minsk on Sept. 14.

The matchup features a CSKA team trending upward and a Lada club searching for consistency. CSKA has allowed two goals or fewer in three of its last four games, a stretch that includes a 4-0 win at HC Sochi, a 3-2 win at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and a 4-3 shootout win at Admiral Vladivostok. Lada, meanwhile, has struggled defensively, allowing seven goals in two of its last four contests. The club dropped a 7-3 decision at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on Wednesday after a 3-2 overtime loss at Ak Bars Kazan on Monday. Lada has been held to one goal or fewer in three games and has allowed at least six goals in three losses.

CSKA goaltender Alexander Samonov is a player to watch. He has won each of his last three starts, stopping 15 of 15 shots in a 2-0 win at Amur Khabarovsk on Sept. 23, 23 of 25 shots in a 3-2 win at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Sept. 18, and 15 of 15 shots in a 4-0 win at HC Sochi on Sept. 16. Samonov’s recent play has given CSKA a stable presence in net. In the win over Amur, Marat Khairullin scored and recorded five shots, while Prokhor Poltapov added an assist and four shots.

Lada forward Andrei Chivilev is a player to watch. He recorded one goal, two assists and two shots in the loss at Neftekhimik. Chivilev also has generated chances and physical play in recent games, including a three-shot, one-hit effort at Ak Bars Kazan and a one-goal, four-shot, two-hit performance at SKA Saint Petersburg on Sept. 5. He has recorded at least one shot in each of his last five games. Rasim Shakirov had a goal and an assist against Neftekhimik, and Nikolai Makarov added an assist and five shots.

CSKA will host SKA Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, Sept. 29, while Lada will visit Dinamo Minsk on Monday, Sept. 28. CSKA also has upcoming games against Dynamo Moscow and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Lada will travel to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Avangard Omsk before hosting Shanghai Dragons. Both teams continue busy KHL schedules next week.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of CSKA 2, Lada 1.