Lada — CSKA Moscow, KHL

CSKA Moscow defeated Lada 5-0 in a KHL match played on 25 September 2026. The visitors were thorough from the start and never looked back. And here's the thing — this was not a close contest in disguise.

Lada sit 10th with eight games played, one win and seven losses. They have not won since beating Dinamo Minsk 4-2 on 14 September. To be fair, their last three outings have produced just two goals across nine matches.

CSKA occupy fourth place after eight games, five wins and three defeats. They came into this fixture with momentum, having kept a clean sheet against Khabarovsk two days earlier. The away side carried their confidence onto the ice.

The result extends a poor run for the hosts. They have not won since mid-September and now face a difficult run-in to the table. By then, the gap to safety may look wider still.

Both teams are listed at zero points in the supplied standings, which suggests the table is being calculated on a different basis than traditional win totals. The match itself, however, produced a clear five-goal margin for CSKA.