CSKA vs Torpedo, November 11 at 19:30: preview of the Western leader's game
Ignat Shtil · 10 Nov 2026 · Читать по-русски
Wednesday, November 11, 19:30 Moscow time, CSKA Arena. Preview of CSKA vs Torpedo: first hosts third! CSKA lead the Western Conference with 37 points; Torpedo have 31 and sit third.
Form favors the hosts. On November 9 the Army men beat Sibir 4-1, with Dmitry Buchelnikov scoring twice. The same evening, the Nizhny Novgorod side lost 2-5 to Ak Bars in Kazan. This season's head-to-head also belongs to CSKA: on September 18 in Nizhny Novgorod the Muscovites won 3-2, and Daniil Seroukh scored both of Torpedo's goals.
Verdict: CSKA are the favorites. Home ice, a fresh win, first place and a won head-to-head. But it is too early to write off Torpedo: nobody gets third place in the West by accident, and after the loss in Kazan the visitors have something to prove. We expect a tight game with the edge to the hosts. This is the editors' opinion, not a guarantee of the result.
Will Torpedo answer the leader after the setback in Kazan, or will CSKA again prove stronger, as in September?
Sources: torpedohockey.ru and cska-hockeyclub.ru (schedules: November 11, 19:30, CSKA Arena), matchtv.ru (match page for November 11, 2026, 19:30), cska-hockey.com (Western standings: CSKA 37, Torpedo 31), sb.by (CSKA 4-1 Sibir, 37 points, November 10, 2026), cska-hockey.ru (4-1 game report, two goals by Buchelnikov), ria.ru and lenta.ru (Ak Bars 5-2 Torpedo), sport-express.net and news.sportbox.ru (September 18, 2026: Torpedo 2-3 CSKA, Seroukh's two goals). Data as of November 10, 2026.
A forecast is the editorial team’s opinion, not betting advice and not a guarantee of the result.