{"id":121105,"date":"2025-08-30T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/121105\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:02:06","slug":"red-wings-influence-on-cska-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/121105\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Wings Influence on CSKA Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit<\/a> Red Wings prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov<\/a> is continuing his strong play for CSKA Moscow in the KHL preseason. The 21-year-old left-winger drew an assist on the second goal in CSKA\u2019s 2-0 shutout of Spartak in the Moscow Mayor\u2019s Cup tournament.<\/p>\n

The player Detroit chose with the 52nd overall pick of the 2022 NHL entry draft has points in all three of CSKA Moscow\u2019s preseason games. Buchelnikov scored three goals over the first two games.<\/p>\n

It’s not easy to get one from Dmitry Buchelnikov.#KHLMoments<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Sbtf6qNExK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KHL (@khl_eng) July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

CSKA acquired Buchelnikov from Vityaz in a summer trade. He has one season left on his KHL contract, so he could be heading to North America when his Russian commitment comes to a conclusion in the spring.<\/p>\n

Former Red Wings Forward Sprong Nets Game Winner<\/p>\n

It was ex-Red Wings forward Daniel Sprong<\/a> who would open the scoring with what would prove to be the eventual game-winning goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice, but this is a pre-season tournament and goals don\u2019t count here,\u201d Sprong told Russian website Sport-Express<\/a> of his game-winner.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Sprong is playing his first season in Europe after spending the past 10 seasons playing 374 NHL games for a total of six different clubs. That includes 76 games with the Red Wings in 2023-24<\/a>, during which Sprong accounted for 18 goals and 43 assists in what was his second-best NHL season.<\/p>\n

The Dutch-born Sprong is offering rave reviews so far about his Russian experience.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 Daniel Sprong opens the scoring for CSKA in the 2nd period on the powerplay. #KHLpreseason<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lb8k2GUNCH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMoscow is a great city,\u201d Sprong said. \u201cI feel very good here. We have a very strong coach (Igor Nikitin) who won the championship last year (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl). We are preparing for the season, figuring out teamwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drawing comparisons between the NHL and KHL, Sprong says, \u201cI think they are a little different.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s already noticing tendencies being exhibited by KHL opponents. \u201cEach KHL team has its own style, and it is unique,\u201d Sprong said. \u201cDynamo plays more defensively. Spartak is more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for his own goals for the season, Sprong isn\u2019t revealing much.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my secret,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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