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The game of the day unfolded in Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik rallied from 2-5 to beat Avangard with a goal on 59:59. Lada snapped a two-game goalless run in some style, rattling in five on the road to win at Sochi for the first time. And Spartak gained some respite from its recent troubles with a hard-fought 1-0 verdict at home to Ak Bars.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Shanghai Dragons’ netminder Patrik Rybar. The goalie had a striking week with his team, being awarded with Best goalie honors for the fourth time in his KHL career. In the seven-day span, he posted two wins – with one shutout.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 11.

Three games are scheduled on a light Tuesday, with one game in the East between Neftekhimik an Avangard, while in the Western Conference, Spartak faces Ak Bars and HC Sochi clashes with Lada.

Monday’s big stories came from Moscow, where SKA won at CSKA to overtake its opponent and move to eighth place in the Western Conference. Across town, Dynamo left it late to shoot down Amur and give interim head coach Vyacheslav Kozlov his first victory. Lokomotiv went back to the top of the West with a 4-1 win over Sibir.

KHL Week 12 began with two sudden coaching departures. It ended with an unfancied team on top of the Western Conference. Along the way we saw the end of a club record skid and memorable landmark for the league’s scoring leader.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the 2025-2026 Regular Season’s eleventh week in four categories.

Three games are scheduled in this light KHL Monday, starting with Lokomotiv trying to return celebrating in a home game against Sibir following two straight defeats. Then, two more games are on tap in Moscow, with Dynamo facing Amur and CSKA clashing with SKA in an always-exciting rivalry match.

The Western Conference has a new leader, with unfancied Severstal moving to the top thanks to Sunday’s 2-0 win over Lada. In the East, Ak Bars and Avangard kept the pressure on Metallurg; the second-placed Tatars recovered from 0-2 to win at shoot-out at Shanghai Dragons, while the Hawks crushed Barys 5-2 in Kazakhstan. Alexander Zharvosky led the way as Salavat Yulaev took a 3-1 verdict at Neftekhimik.

Today’s KHL matchday features four battles across Russia and Kazakhstan, beginning with Neftekhimik facing Salavat Yulaev in Nizhnekamsk, both desperate to end three-game losing streaks. In Astana, Barys look to extend their run against Avangard, while Shanghai Dragons host Ak Bars in an East-West confrontation. Severstal rounds off the schedule at home against Lada, seeking their fifth consecutive win.

Yaroslavl saw the highest-scoring game of the day, but the defending champion struggled in a 4-6 loss at home to Amur. Forward Yaroslav Likhachyov, on loan from Loko to the Tigers, was among the scorers. Dinamo Minsk powered to a 6-0 demolition of Spartak in Belarus, with two goals apiece from Alex Limoges and Daniil Sotishvili. Metallurg beat Admiral in a shoot-out and Sibir won in regulation for the first time in two months, taking a 2-1 verdict at Sochi.

Four games headline today’s KHL slate, starting with Metallurg vs Admiral as Magnitogorsk opens a three-game home stand and Admiral ends a four-game road trip. Sochi hosts Sibir in a first meeting, Lokomotiv welcomes Amur for an East-West duel, and Dinamo Minsk faces Spartak to conclude the day’s matchups, with playoff stakes looming in both conferences.

Friday’s KHL action brought two games in the Eastern Conference. Ak Bars went to Neftekhimik and won 3-2 in the Tatarstan derby, and Barys went to seventh in the standings thanks to a 2-1 verdict at home to Salavat Yulaev.

It’s a light KHL Friday, with just two games on schedule, both in the Eastern Conference. In Astana, Barys welcomes Salavat Yulaev, while Neftekhimik clashes with Ak Bars in another Tatarstan derby.

Six games produced 45 goals – three of them in one-goal verdicts – in a day of entertaining hockey across the KHL. Sibir took the plaudits: despite blowing a 3-1 lead at Dynamo, the Siberians won in a shoot-out to end a club record 13-game losing streak. The highest scoring game was in Chelyabinsk, where Amur beat Traktor 6-4. Metallurg took a 5-4 verdict at Avtomobilist and Dinamo Minsk scored five on CSKA. Torpedo stays second in the West with a 4-3 success at home to Spartak, and Severstal kept pace with a 3-2 overtime verdict against Admiral.

It’s a rich KHL match day, with six games in total, starting with Traktor facing Amur and Avtomobilist welcoming Metallurg. Then, in the West, Severstal faces Admiral, Dynamo Moscow hosts Sibir, Torpedo clashes with Spartak, and Dinamo entertains CSKA as the teams meet for the third time this season.

Shanghai Dragons were outplayed for long stretches of their game at Lokomotiv, but turned a 1-3 deficit into a 4-3 OT victory thanks to Kevin Labanc’s winner. In the south, Sochi defeated Salavat Yulaev at home for the first time in six years.

Joshua Brook helps Dinamo Minsk in its excellent season, while Bobby Nardella is having a great start of his career in the league. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

It’s a light KHL Wednesday after yesterday’s jam-packed lineup, with only two games on tap, both in the West. In Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv hosts the Shanghai Dragons, while HC Sochi faces off with Salavat Yulaev.

Tuesday saw Traktor and Dynamo Moscow play their first games after the departures of their head coaches. Both had home derby fixtures, and both were beaten. After Benoit Groulx’s resignation, Traktor lost 3-4 to Metallurg. Dynamo went down 2-4 to Spartak after Alexei Kudashov left the club. Avangard had its first shut-out win of the season, 3-0 at Lada. CSKA won 4-1 at Ak Bars. The highest-scoring encounter of the day saw Avtomobilist beat Neftekhimik 6-3, while Severstal defeated Dinamo Minsk 4-2 and Admiral won in a shoot-out at Torpedo.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Joshua Brook. The Dinamo Minsk blueliner has been in great shape of late, and was awarded Defenseman of the week honors.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 10.

Seven games headline today’s packed KHL slate, starting with the heated Traktor–Metallurg showdown in Chelyabinsk and the fourth-season meeting between Avtomobilist and Neftekhimik. Lada hosts Avangard as both teams look to build on recent wins, while Ak Bars and CSKA clash again in Kazan. Severstal and Dinamo Minsk battle in a high-tempo matchup, before Dynamo Moscow and Spartak renew their derby rivalry. The day wraps up with Torpedo welcoming Admiral in Nizhny Novgorod.

An overtime goal from Maxim Shalunov lifted Lokomotiv past Salavat Yulaev. Monday’s game in Yaroslavl saw both teams hold the lead before Ufa tied it up late, but the Western Conference leader prevailed. Sibir suffered a 13th straight defeat, going down 0-3 at home to Shanghai Dragons. And Barys moved up to seventh in the East thanks to an OT win at Sochi.

Whether rejoining previous clubs or coming back from suspension, a handful of forwards quickly found something to celebrate in familiar surroundings. Elsewhere, the search is on for another head coach at Sibir, a long-serving defenseman joins an elite group and the All-Star Game gets a new format.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the 2025-2026 Regular Season’s tenth week in four categories.

It’s a light KHL Monday with just three games on tap, starting with a showdown between Sibir and the Shanghai Dragons. In the Western Conference, Lokomotiv seeks a return to victory in a home game against Salavat Yulaev and HC Sochi hosts Barys.

SKA moved into a playoff spot in the Western Conference thanks to victory over table-topping Metallurg. The 4-3 verdict, coupled with CSKA’s overtime loss at Severstal, puts Igor Larionov’s men eighth in the standings. Dinamo Minsk won 7-3 at Ak Bars in the day’s highest-scoring game, while Avangard came from 0-2 to win 6-2 at Torpedo. The Far East derby saw Admiral win 5-2 in Khabarovsk and Ivan Bocharov’s 4-0 saves helped Lada to a 2-1 win at home to Neftekhimik.

It’s an exciting KHL Sunday with six games on the slate. The day kicks off with Amur and Admiral competing in the second Far East derby of the season. Next, Traktor will host Avtomobilist in another regional derby. Lada welcomes Neftekhimik for the first cross-conference matchup of the day, which also features Ak Bars facing Dinamo Minsk. Metallurg travels to St. Petersburg to take on SKA, while Torpedo hosts Avangard. In Moscow, CSKA will face Severstal for the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

Dynamo Moscow won 3-2 at Sibir to spoil Yaroslav Lyuzenkov’s first game as interim head coach. The 12-game losing streak equals an unwanted club record. Barys produced a shock 4-0 win at Lokomotiv to climb into the Eastern Conference playoffs. In Sochi, Max Ellis had two points against his former club in a 4-2 win over Shanghai Dragons.

Three games are on tap on a light KHL Saturday, with Sibir hosting Dynamo Moscow, HC Sochi welcoming the Shanghai Dragons, and Western-leading Lokomotiv clashing with Barys.

A battling 3-2 win at home to CSKA put Neftekhimik up to fourth in the Eastern Conference. And on a bad night for Moscow teams, Spartak fell 3-4 at home to Severstal despite Ivan Morozov scoring on his return from suspension.

KHL.ru presents the format for dividing teams at the upcoming Fonbet KHL All-Star Game, which will take place on February 7 and 8 in Yekaterinburg.

It’s another light KHL matchday, with two games on tap, one for each conference, with Neftekhimik battling with CSKA and Spartak welcoming Severstal.

Tuesday’s action saw Ak Bars defenseman Mitch Miller get his first KHL hat-trick in a 5-4 thriller at home to Dynamo. Vitaly Kravtsov made it two goals in two games on his return to Traktor, but this time he finished on the losing side in a 2-3 reverse at Avangard.

Commentator for KHL TV channels and expert at KHL.ru, Anton Vasyatin, presents the top ten most prominent young players (U23) in the league based on their performance in the second month of the regular season.

Only two games are on tap on a light KHL Thursday, with two Eastern Conference matches.

Loko defenseman Martin Gernat had two goals, an assist and 9 PIMs in a busy evening at Spartak. The Slovak came out on top in the end as the Railwaymen won it 6-3. Dinamo Minsk crushed Sibir 7-0, recording its biggest win of the season and handing Sibir its worst loss to date. The visitor is now on an 11-game skid. Salavat Yulaev moved into the Eastern playoffs with a 2-1 verdict over SKA, Metallurg beat Lada 6-4 on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s return and Torpedo produced a third-period fightback to beat Sochi.

Murphy increases his production, Gross makes the difference for Traktor and Gernat keeps on his fantastic play this season. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

A packed schedule sees five games in action: Salavat Yulaev faces SKA and Metallurg meets Lada in East-West clashes, while Spartak welcomes Lokomotiv, Torpedo hosts HC Sochi, and Dinamo Minsk entertains Sibir with the Novosibirsk side trying to halt a ten-match skid.