After going pointless in the last two games, Iskhakov made the most of his promotion.
After playing on CSKA Moscow's third line through the first five games of the KHL regular season, New York Islanders prospect Ruslan Iskhakov was elevated to the team's second line.
He played 13:36 minutes alongside former Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche forward Vladislav Kamenev and Ivan Drozdov.
With the game knotted at 1-1 with 7:48 to play in the third period, Iskhakov made a smart decision on the power play, using a Dynamo Moscow defenseman as a screen, before sniping former Arizona Coyotes and Avalanche goaltender Hunter Miska top shelf glove side to give CSKA the lead:
CKSA would add an insurance goal, coming away with a 3-1 win.
Iskhakov ended his night with one goal on four shots, one hit, one takeaway, winning the only face-off he took in 14:45 minutes.
The 24-year-old now has three goals and one assist through his first six KHL games.
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