Amur Khabarovsk vs CSKA Prediction 23 September 2026
π CSKA wrap up their Far Eastern road trip in Khabarovsk, riding a three-game winning streak. Amur, on the other hand, find themselves in a different situation: after a pair of solid performances, they stumbled again, falling to Severstal. So far, the Tigers have struggled to turn promising outings into a consistent run of form. Still, itβs worth remembering that just a year ago, Amur managed to shut out CSKA on home ice.
These encounters rarely produce many goals.
π Last season, the teams traded home wins. Amur struck first in Khabarovsk with a 2-0 victory, before CSKA responded with a 2-1 win in Moscow-just five goals scored across the two meetings. Looking back over their last ten head-to-head clashes, the trend remains consistent: these sides average only 4.1 goals in regulation time.
Head-to-head statistics Amur Khabarovsk - CSKA
Amur have lost their way once again
After opening the season with three straight defeats, Khabarovsk bounced back with victories over Barys (3-1) and Dynamo Moscow (4-0). However, they couldnβt extend their winning streak. Against Severstal, Amur fell 1-4, despite a narrow gap in expected goals-2.7 to 3.1.
Finishing proved to be the main issue: out of 25 shots on target, only one found the back of the net, resulting in a conversion rate of just 4%. Vasily Machulin scored the teamβs lone goal. Following that game, the club bolstered their offense by signing Alexei Kruchinin, who tallied 29 points (6 goals, 23 assists) for Torpedo last season.
Match Results: Amur Khabarovsk
CSKA have started to recover from a difficult start to the season.
After dropping three of their first four games, CSKA have bounced back with a run of three straight victories. Their latest win didn't come easy-they needed a shootout to get past Admiral in Vladivostok, despite twice taking the lead in the third period. The Army Men ultimately prevailed 4-3 in the shootout.
Klim Kostin made his return after missing several games and immediately delivered a brace, while Denis Guryanov netted his third goal of the campaign. In terms of expected goals, the Moscow side outperformed their opponents (2.2 to 1.4), and Dmitry Gamzin has stopped 97 of 109 shots faced across five games this season.
Match Results: CSKA Moscow
β‘οΈ Key Players
For Amur, Artem Shvarev leads the way with 4 points in 6 games, including 3 goals. Kirill Pilipenko and Oleg Li have each contributed 3 points-both tallying a goal and two assists apiece. However, all three have negative plus-minus ratings: Shvarev and Pilipenko are at -1, while Li sits at -3.
CSKAβs most productive player so far is defenseman Egor Zamula, who has recorded 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in 7 games with a +5 rating. Maxim Sorkin and Denis Gurianov have each found the net three times over the same span. Gurianov has been particularly active offensively with 20 shots and a 15% shooting percentage, while Sorkin has scored on 23.1% of his 13 attempts.
π₯ Goaltenders
In Amurβs most recent outing, Alexander Trushkov got the start between the pipes. In his lone appearance of the current campaign, the 30-year-old netminder stopped 27 of 30 shots for a .900 save percentage and a goals-against average of 3.13. It was his first game in the KHL this season.
CSKAβs Alexander Samonov has posted stronger numbers so far: heβs turned aside 38 of 40 shots, boasting a .950 save percentage and a stellar 1.01 goals-against average across two games. Dmitry Gamzin has featured in five contests, stopping 97 of 109 shots for an .890 save percentage and a 2.39 goals-against average. Gamzin was in net for the matchup against Admiral, helping his side edge out a win in the shootout.
βοΈ Editorial Prediction
Thereβs plenty of evidence pointing toward a low-scoring affair here. Eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings between these teams have featured no more than five goals, with an average total of just 4.1 in that span. This season has followed a similar trend: Amur have seen five or fewer goals in five of their six games, while CSKA have stayed under this mark in five of their seven outings. Even though CSKAβs recent game in Vladivostok produced seven goals, the overall stats for both clubs and their head-to-head history strongly suggest another tight contest. My pick is under 5.5 goals.
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