Overview
- Moscow Dynamo won the Russian Super Cup in bandy with a 4–3 victory over Kuzbass in Krasnogorsk, led by Egor Akhmanaev’s brace plus goals from Nikita Ivanov and Stepan Zykov.
- Kuzbass kept it close through strikes by Alexey Nichkov, Vadim Chernov, and Janis Befus.
- The Super Cup is Dynamo’s fourth in club history and their first since the 2021/22 season.
- In KHL play, HC Sochi defeated Dynamo 2–0 in Sochi on goals from William Bitten and Jean-Christophe Boden.
- Sochi goalie Pavel Khomchenko stopped 38 shots for his third shutout this season, extending Sochi’s winning streak to three as Dynamo’s skid reached three, with a rematch set for January 7.