Kovalchuk’s 350 points in Russian championships, Mozyakin’s 340 tallies
Ilya Kovalchuk will play his 50th playoff game in Russian championships and score his 150th goal. Petri Kontiola can pick up his 300th assist in KHL, while Sergei Mozyakin will soon reach 350 goals plateau in his KHL career. Learn about upcoming milestones this week with Numbers And Facts.
Four more teams got eliminated from the playoffs. Four teams continue their quest for Gagarin Cup, three of which had already hoisted KHL’s most coveted trophy. In the first half of the week the team will be getting ready for the semifinal round and we’ll be treated to four games in the second half of the week. What milestones can they feature?
Goaltenders
Games
In the first round of the playoffs it didn’t take Ak Bars Kazan long to prevail over Salavat Yulaev Ufa and in the next round it took them six games to eliminate Avangard Omsk. Notably, Emil Garipov was in goal for Kazan in all playoff games this year. His back is Stanislav Galimov. Next game for Galimov will be his 125th for Ak Bars and 25th in Gagarin Cup Playoffs. Moreover, 30-year-old Lokomotiv Yaroslavl netminder Alexei Murygin can soon play his 90th game for the club.
|
Player |
Team |
Number of games |
|
Stanislav Galimov |
Ak Bars |
124 for the team 24 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexei Murygin |
Lokomotiv |
88 for the team 18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Sudnitsin |
Lokomotiv |
23 for the team |
|
Ilya Samsonov |
Metallurg Mg |
8 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Shutouts
Metallurg Magnitogorsk played just nine games in the opening two rounds of the playoffs – they finished their series against Kunlun Red Star in five games and swept Barys in Eastern Conference Semifinals. Magnitka’s starting netminder is a 2-time Gagarin Cup champion and honored master of sports Vasily Koshechkin. 33-year-old Koshechkin currently has 38 shutouts for the club. That’s the most shutout wins among goaltenders, who continue their playoff run.
|
Player |
Team |
Number of games |
|
Vasily Koshechkin |
Metallurg Mg |
38 for the team |
|
Mikko Koskinen |
SKA St. Petersburg |
23 in KHL |
|
Alexei Murygin |
Lokomotiv |
18 for the team |
|
Alexander Sudnitsin |
Lokomotiv |
13 in KHL |
|
Emil Garipov |
Ak Bars |
13 in KHL |
|
Igor Shestyorkin |
SKA St. Petersburg |
9 in KHL |
|
Ilya Samsonov |
Metallurg Mg |
4 in KHL and for the club |
|
Stanislav Galimov |
Ak Bars |
4 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Skaters
Games
As many as two players can play their 375th career KHL game this week – Lokomotiv defenseman Staffan Kronwall and SKA St. Petersburg forward Evgeny Dadonov. There are also a couple of playoff milestones coming up. For instance, Metallurg Magnitogorsk defenseman Evgeny Biryukov will soon play in his 125th Gagarin Cup game, while his teammates Danis Zaripov and Denis Platonov will enjoy their 120th each. Moreover, 2-time IIHF World Championship gold medalist, Gagarin Cup champion and one of SKA St. Petersburg’s top players Ilya Kovalchuk will play in his 50th playoff game in Russian championships.
|
Player |
Team |
Number of games |
|
Staffan Kronwall |
Lokomotiv |
373 in KHL |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
373 in KHL |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
348 in Russian championships 58 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Jarno Koskiranta |
SKA St. Petersburg |
273 in KHL |
|
Nikolai Prokhorkin |
SKA St. Petersburg |
273 in KHL |
|
Albert Yarullin |
Ak Bars |
198 in KHL |
|
Artyom Zub |
SKA St. Petersburg |
123 in KHL |
|
Evgeny Biryukov |
Metallurg Mg |
123 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Danis Zaripov |
Metallurg Mg |
118 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Platonov |
Metallurg Mg |
118 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv |
79 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
73 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Mikhail Varnakov |
Ak Bars |
68 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Anton Glinkin |
Ak Bars |
59 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Andrei Popov |
Ak Bars |
59 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Sergei Shirokov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
58 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
49 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Emil Galimov |
Lokomotiv |
38 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Sergei Plotnikov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
38 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Vladislav Kaletnik |
Metallurg Mg |
29 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Kazionov |
Metallurg Mg |
29 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Patrik Hersley |
SKA St. Petersburg |
24 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Steve Moses |
SKA St. Petersburg |
23 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Vladislav Gavrikov |
Lokomotiv |
19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Osipov |
Lokomotiv |
19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Dergachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Goals
KHL.ru has already told you everything there is to tell about 4-time Gagarin Cup champion Danis Zaripov and his goal-scoring heroics. 35-year-old forward currently still tops the league in playoff goal-scoring. He already scored three hat-tricks this spring, setting a new KHL record. Zaripov has 389 goals scored in Russian championships. His linemate and the best goal-scorer in the history of Russian hockey Sergei Mozyakin continues to trod his way to his 350th career goal in KHL and 250th
for Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
|
Player |
Team |
Number of goals |
|
Danis Zaripov |
Metallurg Mg |
389 in Russian championships 69 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Mg |
338 in KHL 239 for the team |
|
Denis Platonov |
Metallurg Mg |
178 in Russian championships |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
158 in KHL |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
149 in Russian championships |
|
Petri Kontiola |
Lokomotiv |
108 in KHL 19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
99 in Russian championships |
|
Nikita Gusev |
SKA St. Petersburg |
89 in KHL |
|
Denis Khlystov |
Ak Bars |
88 in KHL |
|
Fyodor Malykhin |
Ak Bars |
74 in KHL |
|
Denis Kazionov |
Metallurg Mg |
59 in Russian championships |
|
Dmitry Lugin |
Lokomotiv |
59 in Russian championships |
|
Viktor Antipin |
Metallurg mg |
49 in KHL and for the team |
|
Anton Belov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
39 in KHL |
|
Ilya Kablukov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
39 in KHL |
|
Staffan Kronwall |
Lokomotiv |
39 in KHL |
|
Emil Galimov |
Lokomotiv |
39 in KHL |
|
Maxim Chudinov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
29 for the team |
|
Petri Kontiola |
Lokomotiv |
28 for the team |
|
Evgeny Timkin |
Metallurg Mg |
28 for the team |
|
Alexander Semin |
Metallurg Mg |
28 for the team |
|
Dmitry Kazionov |
Metallurg Mg |
24 for the team |
|
Dmitry Obukhov |
Ak Bars |
19 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Mikhail Varnakov |
Ak Bars |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Svitov |
Ak Bars |
18 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Assists
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl continues to give their fans a reason to cheer. In the opening round of the playoffs ‘the railway men’ beat Dinamo Minsk in five games and pulled off a mini-upset in the second round as they eliminated CSKA Moscow, who finished on top of regular season standings. Yaroslavl forward Petri Kontiola is among Top-5 dish-masters on his team and he’s just three helpers away from reaching 200 career KHL assists. Moreover, several Metallurg Magnitogorsk players also boast serious playoff numbers in assists category.
|
Player |
Team |
Number of assists |
|
Petri Kontiola |
Lokomotiv |
197 in KHL 28 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Khlystov |
Ak Bars |
174 in Russian championships |
|
Nikita Gusev |
SKA St. Petersburg |
123 in KHL |
|
Denis Platonov |
Metallurg Mg |
123 for the team |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Mg |
78 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Danis Zaripov |
Metallurg Mg |
77 in Russian championship playoffs 58 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Denis Mosalyov |
Lokomotiv |
74 in KHL |
|
Fyodor Malykhin |
Ak Bars |
72 in KHL |
|
Oskar Osala |
Metallurg Mg |
49 for the team |
|
Vladimir Tkachyov |
Ak Bars |
49 for the team |
|
Jan Kovar |
Metallurg Mg |
49 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Alexander Svitov |
Ak Bars |
48 for the team |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
37 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
Points
This post-season run SKA St. Petersburg show great team play. As a result, the team doesn’t have anybody who would stand out in the scoring race. The players don’t pay much attention to their individual statistics as they focus on team result. For instance, one of the top SKA players Ilya Kovalchuk scored just five points in nine contests. However, Kovalchuk’s next point will be his 350th in Russian championships. Sergei Mozyakin, who led the league in regular season scoring, will soon score his 150th point in Russian championship playoffs.
|
Players |
Team |
Number of points |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
471 in Russian championships |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
349 in Russian championships |
|
Danis Zaripov |
Metallurg Mg |
296 for the team 146 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Evgeny Dadonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
198 for the team |
|
Yegor Averin |
Lokomotiv |
199 in Russian championships |
|
Alexander Svitov |
Ak Bars |
197 in KHL 47 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Dmitry Kazionov |
Metallurg Mg |
148 in KHL |
|
Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Mg |
147 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Fyodor Malykhin |
Ak Bars |
146 in KHL |
|
Dmitry Lugin |
Lokomotiv |
121 in Russian championships |
|
Mikhail Varnakov |
Ak Bars |
121 for the team |
|
Oskar Osala |
Metallurg Mg |
99 for the team |
|
Steve Moses |
SKA St. Petersburg |
96 in KHL |
|
Vadim Schipachyov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
58 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Petri Kontiola |
Lokomotiv |
47 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Dmitry Obukhov |
Ak Bars |
39 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Denis Khlystov |
Ak Bars |
37 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Anton Belov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
37 in Russian championship playoffs |
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA St. Petersburg |
29 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Viktor Tikhonov |
SKA St. Petersburg |
29 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Staffan Kronwall |
Lokomotiv |
29 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
|
Nikita Gusev |
SKA St. Petersburg |
24 in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
