TOLYATTI (Interstat) — Maxim Sorkin had a goal and an assist, Prokhor Poltapov scored twice and CSKA Moscow defeated Lada Togliatti 5-0 on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Lada Arena. CSKA improved to 6-3. Lada dropped to 1-8.

Maxim Sorkin, a 5-foot-10, 187-pound forward, was CSKA’s top star with one goal and one assist on two shots. Prokhor Poltapov, a 5-foot-11, 174-pound forward, scored twice on three shots and added one hit. Denis Zernov, a 5-foot-8, 176-pound forward, scored once with one shot and two hits. Alex Cotton, a defenseman, had one assist, four shots and four penalty minutes. Denis Guryanov, a 6-foot-2, 183-pound forward, scored once on two shots. Marat Khairullin, a 5-foot-11, 181-pound forward, had two assists, one shot and one hit. Pavel Karnaukhov, a 6-foot-2, 212-pound forward, recorded three shots. Nikita Nesterov, a 5-foot-11, 198-pound defenseman, had one assist and one shot. Jeremy Roy, a 5-foot-11, 194-pound defenseman, had one shot. Robert Hamilton, a defenseman, added one assist and one shot.

CSKA entered the game on a four-game winning streak, having won at Amur Khabarovsk, Admiral Vladivostok, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and HC Sochi. Lada had lost its previous three games, including a 7-3 defeat at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and a 6-0 home loss to Barys Astana. The visitors carried that form into the second period, where the game turned.

The first period ended scoreless. CSKA’s Derek Barach was called for too many players on the ice at 8:40, and Ivan Drozdov received a tripping penalty at 13:57. Lada could not convert on either power play, and the teams went to the intermission tied.

CSKA opened the scoring at 27:42 of the second period when Guryanov netted his fourth goal of the season. Dmitry Buchelnikov and Nesterov assisted on the play. Sorkin made it 2-0 at 30:57 with his fourth goal, with Khairullin and Yegor Zamula assisting. Poltapov pushed the lead to 3-0 at 37:13, assisted by Hamilton.

The visitors kept pressing in the third. Poltapov scored his second of the game and third of the season at 46:04, with Khairullin and Sorkin assisting. Zernov capped the scoring at 48:59, assisted by Drozdov and Cotton.

Lada did not score against CSKA’s defense. The home team was unable to score on its power-play chances and could not solve CSKA’s penalty kill. CSKA took five penalties in the game, while Lada took two. Lada’s power play went 0-for-5, and CSKA scored once on its two power-play chances.

In the second period, Lada’s Artyom Karpov was sent off for tripping at 29:45, and Vladislav Chervonenko went for tripping at 38:04. Cotton was whistled for tripping at 38:26. In the third, CSKA’s Oleg Maistrenko received a cross-checking penalty at 52:19, and Cotton was called for throwing the puck outside the playing area at 58:21.

Lada was shut out for the third time this season. The home team has been held to one goal or fewer in three of its nine games. CSKA has now won five straight games.

Attendance at Lada Arena was 4,709. CSKA is next scheduled to host SKA Saint Petersburg and then visit Dinamo Minsk. Lada is set to visit Dinamo Minsk and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in its next games. CSKA will also face Dynamo Moscow, Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the coming weeks. Lada will face Shanghai Dragons, SKA Saint Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow later in the month.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of CSKA 2, Lada 1, and Interstat’s ELO system gave CSKA a 73.4 percent probability to win before the game.