CSKA secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Sochi in the KHL on September 16th at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. The visitors made no mistakes tonight, putting their performance under the microscope where it belongs. By then the result felt inevitable rather than surprising.
Sochi have been searching for consistency — four defeats in five games, zero points on the board. The home side paid for a sloppy opening and never really got back into it. To be fair, the visitors were sharper from the first whistle.
We had called for the away side to take all three points with 62 per cent confidence. The prediction came good, and it was CSKA's efficiency that made the difference rather than any fluke. They didn't need much to put the game beyond doubt.
Sochi remain eleventh with five matches played, while CSKA sit sixth after six games. Both sides carry zero points in their current sequence, but the gap between them is widening. The visitors have three wins to Sochi's single victory.
The goal difference tells the story — four clear goals against a side that offered little resistance. CSKA saw it out with professionalism, while Sochi now face questions about their defensive structure. The old head settled them down when it mattered.
