Dorozhko, Shvaryov lead Amur past Dynamo in shutout
KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Amur Khabarovsk defeated Dynamo Moscow 4-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Platinum Arena. Maxim Dorozhko stopped all 32 shots he faced for the shutout. Artyom Shvaryov scored twice, Oleg Li added one goal and two assists, and Vitaly Abramov also scored for Amur. The announced attendance was 7,100. Amur improved to 2-3-0, while Dynamo fell to 4-3-0.
Amur seized control in the first period after Dynamo’s Nick Merkley received a five-minute major for checking to the head and neck area at 15:28. Shvaryov opened the scoring at 17:40, with assists from Alexander Filatyev and Li. Shvaryov struck again at 19:35, converting feeds from Li and Boris Borin. The two goals gave Amur a 2-0 lead after the first period. Dorozhko was steady as Dynamo pressed for a response.
The second period produced no goals but several penalties. Dynamo’s Pavel Shen was sent off for tripping at 29:09. At 32:45, Amur’s Fyodor Khrapov was called for diving and Dynamo’s Sergei Zborovsky for tripping. Amur’s Vitaly Abramov then received a minor for too many players on the ice at 34:28. The middle period featured four penalties, two against each team. Dorozhko continued to turn aside Dynamo’s chances, and Amur’s penalty killers kept the visitors off the scoreboard.
Amur extended its lead in the third period. Li scored at 47:10, with Grigory D. Kuzmin assisting. Abramov made it 4-0 at 53:12, with Yaroslav Likhachyov and Vyacheslav Voynov picking up assists. Amur’s Filatyev was penalized for slashing at 42:39, while Dynamo’s Shen received another tripping minor at 52:30 and Igor Martynov was called for high sticking at 55:52. Dorozhko preserved the shutout through the final minutes. Amur scored twice in the first period and twice in the third, while holding Dynamo scoreless in all three periods.
Shvaryov finished with two goals and six shots on goal. Li had a goal, two assists, three shots and two hits. Abramov recorded a goal and four shots. Kuzmin contributed an assist, one shot and one hit. Voynov had an assist, two shots and two hits. Ivan Klimovich registered one shot for Amur. For Dynamo, Shen had two shots and four penalty minutes. Bulat Shafigullin put four shots on net and delivered one hit. Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi had two shots. Shvaryov’s six shots led Amur, and Abramov’s four shots ranked second on the team.
Dorozhko made 32 saves for Amur. The 6-foot-2, 209-pound goaltender had recently made 36 saves in a win at Barys Astana on Sept. 12, 23 saves in a loss at Sibir Novosibirsk on Sept. 10, and 31 saves in a loss at Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Sept. 8. Amur won for the second time in five games this season. Dynamo had won two straight before the loss. The result ended that streak.
Dynamo’s earlier wins this season included a 3-2 victory at Admiral Vladivostok on Sept. 17 and a 2-0 win at Severstal Cherepovets on Sept. 14. Dynamo also beat Dinamo Minsk in a shootout and Admiral in a shootout, while losing at SKA Saint Petersburg and at Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Amur had beaten Barys Astana 3-1 on Sept. 12 before losses to Sibir Novosibirsk, Metallurg Magnitogorsk in overtime and Metallurg Magnitogorsk in regulation.
Amur next hosts Severstal Cherepovets on Monday, Sept. 21, then CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on Friday, Sept. 25. Dynamo returns home to face Barys Astana on Tuesday, Sept. 22, Dinamo Minsk on Thursday, Sept. 24, and Salavat Yulaev Ufa on Saturday, Sept. 26. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dynamo 3, Amur 2, and its ELO system gave Dynamo a 68.5 percent probability to win.