Krasnaya Armiya beat Spartak 3-0 in their season opener on Monday. The match took place at the Spartak arena on 8 September 2026. Both sides entered the fixture with zero games played in the MHL standings.
The visitors took control early and held their advantage. Spartak failed to respond despite recent form that included a 6-5 victory over Lokomotiv and a 4-0 win against Amurskie Tigry. To be fair, those results came before the new season began.
Krasnaya Armiya have been on a better run recently. They beat Krylya Sovetov Moscow 5-1 on 4 September and held off Atlantas 5-2 the week before. By then they had already shown they could manage games without collapsing under pressure.
The result puts the visitors in third place and Spartak in fourth, though the table remains empty with no points yet awarded. The goal difference reflects what happened on the ice: three unanswered for the away side.
Spartak's recent history included mixed results — a 1-3 loss to Dynamo Moscow and a 2-3 defeat to Dynamo St Petersburg. This time they found no answer to a side that knew how to close out a game.