CSKA blanks Lada in Kontinental Hockey League road rout
TOGLIATTI (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow scored five unanswered goals and rolled past Lada Togliatti in a Kontinental Hockey League game Friday at Lada Arena. Maxim Sorkin had one goal and one assist and was CSKA’s top star. Prokhor Poltapov scored twice, Denis Zernov added a goal, Alex Cotton had one assist and four penalty minutes, Denis Guryanov scored, and Marat Khairullin recorded two assists. CSKA scored three times in the first period and twice in the second. Lada was held scoreless at home and mustered little offense against CSKA’s defense. Lada’s Artyom Karpov and Vladislav Chervonenko each received tripping penalties. Pavel Karnaukhov had three shots, Nikita Nesterov added an assist, Jeremy Roy recorded one shot, and Robert Hamilton had one assist. CSKA improved to 6-3. Lada dropped to 1-8. Attendance was 4,709. CSKA next hosts SKA Saint Petersburg. Lada visits Dinamo Minsk.