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27 January 2021, 23:00 Daily Round-up

Avangard books playoff spot, Dynamo wins derby. January 27 round-up
Avangard’s win at Dinamo Riga secured a playoff place for Bob Hartley’s team, with the Hawks joining Ak Bars and CSKA in this year’s post season. The Army Men, though, had little to celebrate today after going down 1-4 at Dynamo in the latest Moscow derby. Jokerit edged Sochi 3-2 to tighten its grip on a playoff place in the West, helped by losses for Dinamo Minsk (1-3 at home to Torpedo) and Severstal (1-4 at SKA). Lokomotiv beat Kunlun Red Star 3-2.
26 January 2021, 20:10 Daily Round-up

Rasmussen scores twice, Metsola stops 45 shots. January 26 round-up
Juha Metsola pulled out all the stops to deny Amur as Salavat Yulaev survived a fusillade and won 2-1 in the first game of the day in Khabarovsk. The big clash in the Eastern Conference saw Metallurg beat Avtomobilist 5-3, while Traktor halted Barys’ four-game streak with a 3-2 success in Kazakshan. Wins for Metallurg and Salavat Yulaev might have secured playoff places for both teams, but Sibir delayed that for at least another couple of days by defeating Neftekhimik 6-4 and retaining a theoretical chance of catching both teams.
25 January 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

Record for Daugavins, big wins for Minsk and Spartak. January 25 round-up
Monday’s action was all about the playoff race. Dinamo Minsk and Spartak enhanced their prospects in the West with home wins over Severstal and Torpedo respectively. Vityaz also boosted its chances by blanking Kunlun Red Star, with Kaspars Daugavins getting a record-breaking 45th point for the season. However, Jokerit lost ground when it went down 2-5 at home to Avangard.
25 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Teen ace writes history, another team reaches play — the KHL week in review
A record-breaking hat-trick, bottom beating top and an Olympic dream. All part of last week’s KHL news.
23 January 2021, 21:25 Daily Round-up

Jokerit wins at CSKA, Shipachyov’s pair sinks Riga. January 23 round-up
Moscow welcomed two Baltic opponents, with contrasting results for Dynamo and CSKA. The Army Men suffered a 1-3 loss at home to Jokerit, but the Blue-and-Whites scored five on Dinamo Riga. Lokomotiv also hit five in a big win at Sochi, while Vityaz moved into the playoff places despite an overtime loss at home to Barys.
21 January 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

CSKA clinches playoff spot, Guslistov grabs a hat-trick. Jan 21 round-up
CSKA Moscow is the second team to book its playoff ticket, confirming its post-season place with a 3-2 win over Amur. The individual performance of the day came from Severstal’s 18-year-old forward Nikita Guslistov, who became the youngest Russian player to score a KHL hat-trick as his team won 6-3 at Avtomobilist. There were goals galore in Mytishchi, where Neftekhimik edged Kunlun 6-5. Other winners on the day included Barys, Lokomotiv, Metallurg, Traktor, Sochi and SKA.
19 January 2021, 23:00 Daily Round-up

Riga stuns league leader. January 19 round-up
Dinamo Riga pulled off the result of the day, shocking table-topping Ak Bars with a thrilling overtime win in Kazan. Western Conference leader CSKA won the Moscow derby against Spartak, while SKA enjoyed a 3-1 win at Avtomobilist. The Finns of Ufa did their thing again, powering Salavat Yulaev to a 4-2 win over Severstal, and both Avangard and Metallurg picked up victories. There were overtime triumphs on the road for Amur and Dinamo Riga, while Torpedo was the day’s highest scorer with a 7-1 thrashing of Neftekhimik. Vityaz welcomed fans back to the arena with a 3-1 win over Sibir but Jokerit slumped to a 1-4 loss at home to Barys.
18 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Ak Bars to the playoffs, Mozyakin to the record books — week in review
Sergei Mozyakin still hasn’t run out of landmarks and last week saw the record-breaking forward reach 500 assists in KHL action. Esa Pirnes is expecting more Finnish players to top his 50-point haul after Teemu Hartikainen broke that long-standing record recently, and another national scoring mark could fall soon as Kaspars Daugavins eyes the Latvian tally. Elsewhere, Ak Bars is the first team to secure a playoff place this season.
17 January 2021, 21:30 Daily Round-up

CSKA wins another Army Derby, Peters defeats Hartley. January 17 round-up
CSKA defeated SKA for the third time this season, winning 3-1 in Moscow in Sunday’s big game. The top clash in the East also brought a home victory as Avtomobilist topped Avangard by a 4-1 margin. Yury Mikhailis scored a hat-trick as Barys won 3-2 at home to Amur, Ak Bars stays out in front with a 2-0 success against Torpedo and Traktor won 4-0 against Lokomotiv. There were road wins for Dinamo Minsk and Sibir, who got shoot-out verdicts at Severstal and Dynamo Moscow respectively, while a Pavel Poryadin double saw Neftekhimik edge Dinamo Riga 3-2.
16 January 2021, 20:55 Daily Round-up

Mozyakin sets another record. January 16 round-up
Sergei Mozyakin collected the 500th assist of his KHL career to bag yet another landmark and help Metallurg to a 3-2 win over Salavat Yulaev in Saturday’s big game. The other action of the day was in Sochi, where an overtime goal from Kaspars Daugavins earned Vityaz a vital win in its push for a playoff place.
15 January 2021, 22:20 Daily Round-up

First playoff ticket punched, good road win for Jokerit. Jan 15 round-up
Ak Bars won 3-1 at home to Avangard and, in doing so, secured its place in the KHL playoffs for the 13th successive year. Jokerit also had a 3-1 verdict, on the road at Spartak, and extends the gap over its eighth-placed opponent. Elsewhere in Moscow, Dynamo won 5-3 at home to Torpedo. Avtomobilist took its hot streak to three games with a 2-1 win in Minsk and Severstal boosted its playoff prospects with a 3-2 victory over Dinamo Riga.
14 January 2021, 21:40 Daily Round-up

Hartikainen sets new record, CSKA fires blanks. January 14 round-up
Teemu Hartikainen’s 51st point of the season helped Salavat Yulaev to victory at Barys — and set a new record for points scored by a Finn in a KHL regular season. CSKA could use some similar firepower: Igor Nikitin’s team lost 0-3 at Lokomotiv, failing to score for the first time in more than a year. Kunlun Red Star moved off the foot of the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 win at Sibir, while Traktor beat Vityaz 2-1 in Chelyabinsk.
13 January 2021, 22:00 Daily Round-up

Jokerit falls in overtime, short-handed goals boost Torpedo, Avto. Jan 13
Jokerit clawed back a 0-2 deficit at Neftekhimik, but the home team rallied to grab an overtime winner and move off the foot of the Eastern Conference. Elsewhere, short-handed goals made the difference: Torpedo scored twice on the PK in a 5-3 win at Avangard, while Avtomobilist’s Vyacheslav Litovchenko spiked the Spartak PP for the only goal of that game.
12 January 2021, 22:50 Daily Round-up

Jaskin gets his 30th goal, CSKA hits seven in Riga. January 12 round-up
11 January 2021, 22:45 Daily Round-up

Spartak leaves it late, Gross denies Jokerit. January 11 round-up
Monday’s action began in Yekaterinburg, where Vladislav Gross got his first KHL shut-out as Avtomobilist beat Jokerit 2-0. Spartak produced the performance of the day, recovering from 1-3 to beat Lokomotiv with two goals in the last three minutes. Metallurg went to Belarus and won 4-2 at Dinamo Minsk.
11 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Finn-tastic! Teemu smashes long-standing record — week in review
After demolishing Ak Bars in the latest edition of the Green Derby, Teemu Hartikainen became the second Finn to post 50 points in a KHL season. He also ended Ak Bars’ club record winning streak. Elsewhere, the Women’s Hockey League returned to the ice and a repeat of last year’s final delivered a Sunday special.
10 January 2021, 21:30 Daily Round-up

Hartikainen hits four, CSKA wins Army clash. January 10 round-up
Salavat Yulaev smashed Ak Bars’ 10-game winning streak, powering to a 7-3 victory in the Green Derby with Teemu Hartikainen leading the way. Jokerit, for the second time this season, played a notional ‘home’ game on the opposition’s ice and this time Lauri Marjamaki’s team got the verdict at Avtomobilist. The SKA vs CSKA clash went to the Muscovites thanks to Konstantin Okulov’s overtime goal. Elsewhere, Amur beat Red Star 5-4, Vityaz blanked Neftkehimik, Torpedo moved ahead of Traktor and Severstal added to Sochi’s woes.
9 January 2021, 20:35 Daily Round-up

Boucher leads the way for Hawks, Loko wins in Riga. January 9 round-up
Reid Boucher had a hand in all three of Avangard’s first period goals to set his team on the way to victory over Metallurg in Saturday’s big game in the Eastern Conference. Elsewhere, Lokomotiv eased to victory at Dinamo Riga and Dynamo Moscow defeated its near namesake from Minsk.
8 January 2021, 22:25 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars goes 10-in-a-row, Kempe gets a hat-trick. January 8 round-up
Ak Bars extended its club record winning streak to 10 games, but only after a late fightback at home to Traktor. Avtomobilist also tried to salvage its game at home to Barys, but a disallowed goal late in the action helped the visitor hold on for a 3-2 verdict. Mario Kempe potted his first KHL hat-trick as CSKA demolished Neftkehimik, Martin Bakos scored twice for Spartak in a 4-1 win at Jokerit and there were three point hauls for Mattias Tedenby and Kaspars Daugavins as Vityaz beat Sochi.
7 January 2021, 23:05 Daily Round-up

Kaski stars as Avangard edges Severstal. January 7 round-up
Finnish defenseman Oliwer Kaski made it six points in three games this year to help Avangard to a 4-3 win over Severstal. Lokomotiv enjoyed a 4-1 victory at home to SKA, moving level on points with the Army Men. Sergei Mozyakin celebrated his return to action with a goal in Metallurg’s 3-2 win at Torpedo. The biggest winners of the day were both on the road. Dinamo Minsk beat Riga 6-2 with Shane Prince potting his 20th goal of the season, while Sibir won 6-1 at Kunlun Red Star.
6 January 2021, 20:05 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars extends winning streak; Spartak, Amur end skids. January 6 round-up
There were three KHL games on Wednesday and league leader Ak Bars was top of the bill, edging a 2-1 verdict at home to Dynamo Moscow to record a ninth successive win. Earlier, Amur and Spartak emphatically snapped losing streaks. The Tigers won 5-1 at home to Barys, while the Red-and-Whites triumphed 6-2 at Traktor.
5 January 2021, 22:25 Daily Round-up

Jensen leads Jokerit’s charge, Army clubs both beaten. January 5 round-up
Pavel Datsyuk and Jakub Kovar were Avtomobilist’s stars in a shoot-out win at CSKA, while fellow Army club SKA went down in overtime at Dinamo Minsk after two goals from Shane Prince turned the game around late on. Jokerit had plenty to celebrate in Sochi, powering to a 5-0 victory with Niklas Jensen leading the way.
4 January 2021, 23:20 Daily Round-up

Bukarts leads Riga to victory. January 4 round-up
Dinamo Riga recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season thanks to a Roberts Bukarts-inspired success at home to Dynamo Moscow. Metallurg rallied from 1-3 down in the third period to win at home to Spartak yet again and Barys got a shoot-out verdict at Amur.
4 January 2021, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

Youngsters on the march in 2021, Shipachyov stars in 2020 — week in review
The KHL’s young stars are making an impact at the World Junior Championship, where Russia is preparing to face Canada in tonight’s semi-final. Back home, Ilya Kovalchuk made a goalscoring return, Vadim Shipachyov and Mikko Lehtonen topped the scoring in 2020 and CSKA is tipped to win it all.
3 January 2021, 20:40 Daily Round-up

CSKA edges Jokerit, Pulkkinen gets a hat-trick. January 3 round-up
The first game day of 2021 produced two overtime thrillers and a romp for Lokomotiv. CSKA beat Jokerit thanks to Andrei Svetlakov’s overtime goal following a 4-4 tie, while Shane Prince did the same for Dinamo Minsk against Avangard. There was more overtime in Ufa where Salavat Yulaev won 1-0 against Avtomobilist. Teemu Pulkkinen hit a hat-trick as Lokomotiv crushed Vityaz, Chris Terry got his first KHL goals in Torpedo’s 5-2 win at Sochi and Neftekhimik blanked Sibir.
31 December 2020, 14:00 News

The A-to-Z of 2020
Another year draws to a close and 2020 has been as incident packed as any — even if many of the headlines we’ve seen in the last 12 months are far from the sort of thing we’d like. As we look forward to 2021, here’s an A-to-Z reflecting some of the people, places and events that have figured throughout the year just gone.
31 December 2020, 06:00 News

«In 2020, we have demonstrated the strength of the hockey family»
The Directors of the KHL would like to wish a Happy New Year to all hockey fans, and everyone for whom the sport is far more than just a game.
30 December 2020, 23:00 Daily Round-up

Kovi’s debut goal, Jokerit climbs the table. December 30 round-up
Ilya Kovalchuk scored on his Avangard debut but still finished on the losing side against Kunlun Red Star. Jokerit scored two power play goals to get the better of SKA in Helsinki, and Torpedo edged Lokomotiv in an 11-goal thriller. Several teams halted losing streaks: Neftekhimik won its first game in 10, Dinamo Riga snapped a six-game skid and Sochi ended a four-game run. Dynamo Moscow had a convincing victory at Vityaz and Barys got an overtime verdict at home to Metallurg.
28 December 2020, 23:00 Daily Round-up

Demolition derby and Haapala’s heroics. December 28 round-up
Henrik Haapala was the hero of Helsinki after scoring a late goal to tie Jokerit’s game against Lokomotiv, then returning to grab the overtime winner. In Moscow, Dmitrij Jaskin and Vadim Shipachyov put Spartak to the sword in a 6-0 derby rout. Jaskin’s hat-trick was matched by Andrei Kuzmenko, who potted three as SKA won 4-1 at Sochi. The big game in the East ended with Salavat Yulaev winning 4-2 at home to Metallurg, while Avangard defeated Traktor 5-3. There was an important win for playoff chasing Sibir at Barys, while Avtomobilist blanked Amur and Torpedo edged Dinamo Riga on a late Mark Marin goal.
28 December 2020, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

A legend returns — the KHL week in review
Avangard made the biggest trade before this season’s deadline, while KHL President Alexei Morozov had an unusual family reunion on the ice.
27 December 2020, 20:15 Daily Round-up

Daugavins makes the difference for Vityaz. December 27 round-up
Sunday’s only game ended in defeat for CSKA after a late goal from the Latvian international.
26 December 2020, 22:30 Daily Round-up

Hartikainen, Shipachyov move ahead in scoring race. December 26 round-up
There are new leaders in the KHL scoring race, with Teemu Hartikainen and Vadim Shipachyov moving ahead of Stephane da Costa. Both picked up two points today, helping Salavat Yulaev beat Sibir and Dynamo Moscow defeat SKA. Elsewhere, Jokerit blew a 3-0 lead before beating Severstal in a shoot-out, Avangard lost in overtime against Spartak after leading 2-0 and Dinamo Minsk defeated Dinamo Riga in the extras following a 2-2 tie. Kunlun Red Star beat Traktor with a last-minute goal from Anton Lazarev and Barys enjoyed a 5-2 win at home to Amur.
25 December 2020, 22:10 Daily Round-up

Loko wins in a Christmas cracker. December 25 round-up
The only KHL game of the saw Lokomotiv come from behind to defeat Sochi 6-3 in Yaroslavl.
24 December 2020, 22:45 Daily Round-up

Seventh heaven for Ak Bars
KHL leader Ak Bars showed why it’s out in front with a crushing 7-2 victory at Dynamo Moscow. Among the chasing pack, Eastern Conference rivals Traktor and Metallurg both picked up 3-2 wins, while Western high-flyer SKA had to work for its 2-0 success at home to Severstal. Sibir got a second win in three days at home to Amur and Avtomobilist made it two wins from three after beating Salavat Yulaev.
24 December 2020, 20:00 News

Happiness and hope for Christmas
The KHL would like to wish a Merry Christmas to all of our fans, players, coaches and staff who are celebrating this weekend.
23 December 2020, 22:40 Daily Round-up

Barys keeps up winning streak, Spartak gets 80s-style victory. December 23
Wednesday’s big game saw Barys get a 3-1 win at Avangard, recording its fourth successive victory and moving clear of the chasing pack in the Eastern playoff race. Elsewhere, Spartak had a big win over Vityaz in the battle for the top eight in the West, while Torpedo was too strong for HC Sochi.
23 December 2020, 11:00 Women's Hockey

Uncovering the inner athlete – the Women’s Hockey League calendar 2021
The Women’s Hockey League is proud to present its new calendar for 2021. On its pages, we celebrate the uniqueness and natural beauty of our players.
22 December 2020, 22:35 Daily Round-up

Shoot-out joy for SKA. December 22 round-up
Tuesday’s big game lived up to its billing with SKA defeating CSKA in a shoot-out despite allowing two goals in the last two minutes in Petersburg. Jokerit’s problems continued: short of players, the Finns lost 0-4 at Dynamo Moscow. Salavat Yulaev was the top scorer on the day, thrashing Dinamo Minsk 8-3 with Geoff Platt scoring on his Ufa debut. Avtomobilist welcomed fans back to the arena but went down at home to Traktor, Ak Bars won at Spartak and there were home victories for Lokomotiv and Sibir.
22 December 2020, 20:15 News

12 New Year stories: the joint KHL and JHL calendar for 2021
The KHL presents its 2021 calendar, which brings together players from two leagues. In keeping with our tradition, we like to present a calendar for the upcoming year each December. On Monday we unveiled the concept behind the Women’s Hockey League calendar; now we’re looking at the KHL and JHL joint production.
21 December 2020, 23:20 Daily Round-up

Below-strength Jokerit beaten in Podolsk, Sochi wins a thriller in Riga
Avangard powered to a big win at Kunlun Red Star and closed the gap on Eastern Conference leader Ak Bars, despite home forward Hunter Shinkaruk setting a club record. Elsewhere in Moscow Region, Vityaz welcomed fans back to its games and celebrated with a 2-1 victory over illness-hit Jokerit. Barys took an overtime verdict away from Torpedo, while HC Sochi had a big fightback at Dinamo Riga, clawing back from 1-4 down to win in overtime.
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