MINSK (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow defeated Dinamo Minsk 4-1 on Thursday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Minsk-Arena. Attendance was 15,086. CSKA improved to 8-3, while Dinamo Minsk dropped to 3-7. Dmitry Gamzin made 25 saves on 26 shots for CSKA, earning top-star honors. Marat Khairullin scored twice on three shots. Robert Hamilton added a goal, an assist and three shots, Ivan Drozdov scored, and Maxim Sorkin, Derek Barach and Maxim Mamin each had an assist. Pavel Karnaukhov also assisted. Jeremy Roy recorded one shot. Xavier Ouellet had an assist and four shots for Dinamo Minsk. Khairullin opened scoring at 11:55 of the first, assisted by Yegor Zamula and Barach. Hamilton scored at 12:23, with assists from Karnaukhov and Mamin. Khairullin made it 3-0 at 32:36 of the second, assisted by Dmitry Samorukov and Prokhor Poltapov. Daniil Sotishvili scored for Dinamo Minsk at 43:09 of the third, assisted by Daniil A. Lipsky and Ouellet. Drozdov capped the win at 55:15, assisted by Hamilton and Sorkin. Penalties included Barach for high sticking and throwing the puck outside the playing area, Ty Smith for tripping and Dmitry Buchelnikov for high sticking.