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With some of the top imports busy at the Olympic Games, other players stepped up and had great performances, including scoring leader Sam Anas, and record-setter Taylor Beck. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

It’s a light matchday today, with only two games on tap – both hosted in the Western Conference. In Togliatti, Lada welcomes Ak Bars, then Dynamo Moscow clashes with HC Sochi.

Evgeny Kuznetsov had never mustered a point on Traktor, his hometown team, until today. Now he has 4 (1+3) after leading Salavat Yulaev to a 6-0 win in Chelyabinsk. There was late drama in the West as Shanghai Dragons struck with six seconds to play at Torpedo, forcing a 3-3 tie. However, Vladimir Tkachyov won it for the host in overtime, securing a playoff spot. SKA tied Severstal at 2-2 with 15 seconds to play, but fell to the second-placed team in the West in a shoot-out. The big game in the East also went to overtime before Amur defeated Sibir to keep its hopes of a top-eight finish alive. And there was another six-goal show as Dinamo Minsk thumped Spartak 6-1, helped by four power play goals.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Andrew Poturalski. The American forward is one of Avangard’s top scorers, and is currently on an impressive thirteen-game scoring streak, a clear sign of being one of the hottest players in the league and fully adapted to his new reality in Omsk.

The KHL matchday begins early in Novosibirsk, where Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Amur Khabarovsk in a do-or-die game for the Tigers’ playoff hopes. Action then moves to Chelyabinsk for Traktor vs Salavat Yulaev, before shifting west with Dinamo Minsk facing Spartak. Torpedo welcomes the Shanghai Dragons in Nizhny Novgorod, while the nightcap features SKA against Severstal, with crucial Gagarin Cup implications across the board.

Lada’s 2-1 win at home to CSKA was the surprise of the day – and the defeat prevented the Muscovites from clinching their playoff place today. Andrew Poturalski stretched his hot streak to 13 games, but could not prevent Avangard from falling 2-5 at home to Ak Bars. Lokomotiv edged a 1-0 win over Neftekhimik to move seven clear at the top of the West, while Eastern leader Metallurg responded to Sunday’s 1-8 thrashing with an overtime win at Barys. Avtomobilist, which scored eight on the league leader, followed up with a 4-1 success at home to Sochi.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 22.

Five games are on tap across the league in a packed matchday that spans both conferences. The action opens with a classic Eastern rivalry as Avangard hosts Ak Bars, followed by Avtomobilist taking on HC Sochi. Later, Barys welcomes Metallurg, Lada faces CSKA, and the night closes in Yaroslavl with Lokomotiv against Neftekhimik.

After three weeks on the road, SKA returned to St. Petersburg and enjoyed a 4-0 win at home to Salavat Yulaev. Monday’s other game was Amur win 3-0 at Admiral, with the Sailors losing on home ice for the sixth time in a row.

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

One Canadian set a new KHL scoring record, another is on a 12-game hot streak. Elsewhere, table-topping Metallurg had a rough week, four more teams confirmed their playoff spots and three KHLers impressed on Slovakia’s Olympic roster.

It’s a light KHL Monday with just two games on tap. First, Admiral and Amur dispute the sixth Far East derby of the season in Vladivostok, then, in St. Petersburg, SKA seeks a fifth consecutive victory in a home game against Salavat Yulaev.

Severstal and Dinamo Minsk are the latest teams to confirm their playoff spots. The Lynx won 3-1 at home to Neftekhimik, securing a top-eight finish on their own merits. Dinamo fell to a 3-4 loss at Spartak, but Shanghai’s OT loss to CSKA means the Belarusians can also start preparing for post season. Elsewhere, Avtomobilist produced the performance of the day with an 8-1 thrashing of league leader Metallurg. Avangard enjoyed a 6-2 win over Traktor, and Dynamo won on the road at Torpedo.

A six-game slate headlines a busy KHL matchday, opening in Omsk with Avangard hosting Traktor, before Urals rivals Avtomobilist and Metallurg clash. In the West, Severstal faces Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Torpedo welcomes Dynamo Moscow, Spartak meets Dinamo Minsk, and the night closes with the Shangai Dragons facing CSKA. Today’s games may hand some playoffs verdicts.

The first team to be eliminated from playoff contention is Lada. The Motormen had to get something from today’s game at Barys to retain a mathematical possibility of making the top eight, but lost 3-5. Sochi then took a point from its OT loss at home to Lokomotiv, sending Lada back to the foot of the Western Conference standings.

Two games are on tap today, one in each conference, starting with Barys hosting Lada and following with league-leading Lokomotiv paying a visit to HC Sochi in the third meeting between the teams this season.

Metallurg saw its five-game hot streak ended in a shoot-out loss at Salavat Yulaev. The home team extended its winning run to six games. Dynamo Moscow celebrated back-to-back wins for the first time since December, edging a 2-1 verdict at Avtomobilist. There were also road wins in the Far East: Avangard scored six on Amur, Traktor proved clinical in a 3-2 result in Vladivostok.

Four games shape a Far East–to–Ural KHL matchday, opening in Khabarovsk as Amur hosts Avangard and continuing in Vladivostok with Admiral facing Traktor. The action then shifts to the Urals, where Salavat Yulaev meets league-leading Metallurg in Ufa, while Avtomobilist welcomes Dynamo Moscow in Yekaterinburg.

Dinamo Minsk closed the gap on Western Conference leader Lokomotiv to four points thanks to a 4-2 win over the Railwaymen. Third-placed Severstal also won, keeping Shanghai at a distance from the top eight as SKA won comfortably at Barys. Spartak lost a second derby in three days, blanked by CSKA. In the East, Ak Bars edged an OT verdict over Torpedo, Sibir marked head coach Yaroslav Lyuzenkov’s birthday was a win over Lada and Neftekhimik fell at home to Sochi.

Seven games headline a packed KHL matchday, starting in Novosibirsk as Sibir hosts Lada after Taylor Beck’s historic outing. Action continues with Barys facing SKA in Astana, while Neftekhimik welcomes HC Sochi and Ak Bars takes on Torpedo in Kazan. The focus then shifts West as Dinamo Minsk meets Lokomotiv, followed by Shanghai Dragons versus Severstal in St. Petersburg. The day concludes with a Moscow derby between Spartak and CSKA.

Wednesday’s action was all in the Far East. A high-scoring game at Amur saw Traktor win 6-5 and, consequently, guarantee Ak Bars a place in the playoffs. Avangard went to Admiral and rallied from 0-2 to win a shoot-out.

KHL.ru’s weekly column continues with Taylor Beck. The Canadian veteran forward just established a league’s record: in Sibir’s 10:1 win over HC Sochi, Beck accumulated seven points, with two goals and five assists, surpassing several players who had a six-point night earlier on.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 21.

After yesterday’s frenzy, only two games are on tap today, both in the Far East, with Amur taking on Traktor and Admiral facing Avangard. However, there may be playoffs sentences even in such a light day.

Taylor Beck scored a record seven points in a single KHL game, leading Sibir to a crushing 10-1 victory over Sochi. Among the players who had previously managed six-point games, Lokomotiv’s Alexander Radulov was rested today but saw his Lokomotiv team book its playoff spot thanks to victory at Shanghai Dragons. Dynamo got a morale boosting win at Spartak in the Moscow derby, easing some of the pressure on the Blue-and-Whites’s playoff bid.

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 third month of the regular season.

A packed seven-game matchday features clashes across the league, with Sibir hosting HC Sochi, Metallurg facing Avtomobilist, Lada welcoming Torpedo, Dinamo Minsk taking on Severstal in Belarus, Neftekhimik hosting SKA, the Shanghai Dragons meeting Lokomotiv in St. Petersburg, and the evening closing with a Moscow derby between Spartak and Dynamo.

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

All eyes were on Yekaterinburg as the Ural city hosted the 2026 All-Star Weekend. Before that, Week 23 of the KHL season saw a second team clinch its playoff spot while SKA halted a club record skid. Looking ahead, two more teams are poised to secure post-season, while KHL president Alexei Morozov updated on the possibility of the 3x3 Championship returning this summer.

Danil Aimurzin scored five goals as the KHL RUS Stars powered to victory in the 2026 Fonbet KHL All-Star Game. The U23 Stars grabbed an early lead in the final, but Aimurzin singlehandedly turned it around with four straight goals. Earlier, Grigory Dronov was the center of attention as KHL Ural Stars beat KHL World Stars in the third-place playoff. In the Skill Show, Neftekhimik head coach Igor Grishin won the inaugural coaches’ challenge, with Dronov and Vladimir Galkin winning their events.

The opening day of the All-Star Weekend in Yekaterinburg was as action-packed as ever. In the four-team tournament, the KHL U23 Stars beat KHL World Stars, then KHL RUS Stars outshot home favorites KHL Ural Stars to join them in Sunday’s final. The Ural team picked up a point in the Skill Show thanks to Alexei Vasilevsky’s folk-inspired attempt, with Sam Anas and German Tochilkin also winning their events.

The 2026 Fonbet KHL All-Star Weekend began in Yekaterinburg with the traditional East vs West battle for the Junior Hockey League Challenge Cup.

KHL.ru keeps on presenting the athletes who will be representing their countries at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Today, it’s Martin Gernat’s turn. The Gagarin Cup champion will be at his second participation.

Despite losing in overtime to Avtomobilist, Avangard secured its playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks join Metallurg in booking a post season berth. Avto’s win formed part of a clean sweep for road teams on the last gameday before the All-Star break. Dinamo Minsk went goal crazy in Togliatti, beating Lada 8-3. SKA won 3-1 at Severstal to build on Tuesday’s win at Spartak, and CSKA edged a tight game at Shanghai Dragons.

Changes to the KHL World Stars' roster.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Michael McLeod. Avangard’s forward had a striking week, helping the Hawks winning three games and scoring consecutive game-winners in two straight games.

KHL.ru keeps on presenting the athletes who will be representing their countries at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Today, it’s Stephane Da Costa’s turn.

Four games are on tap today as the league heads into the All-Star Break with the festivities scheduled in Yekaterinburg. In the East, Avangard faces Avtomobilist. Then, Lada hosts Dinamo Minsk, Severstal welcomes SKA, and the Shanghai Dragons clash with CSKA. The KHL will be back on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Lokomotiv is now five points clear in the Western Conference thanks to Wednesday’s 3-1 win at home to Spartak. In the East, Ak Bars missed a chance to secure its playoff spot with a 0-4 loss at Traktor. In the battle for the top eight in the East, there were home defeats for both Amur and Sibir against Torpedo and Neftekhimik respectively. Barys won the basement battle at Admiral 4-1.

KHL.ru presents the athletes who will be representing their countries at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.