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Ak Bars recorded a 10th successive victory, but left it late before claiming an overtime verdict against Admiral. Table-topping Metallurg eased to a 4-1 win at Avangard, with Vladimir Tkachyov making a goalscoring return to Omsk with his new club. Monday’s other game saw Neftekhimik beat Barys 3-2.

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

Week eight concluded with two teams on red hot streaks, and another struggling for form. A young forward potted his first KHL hat-trick, and an established star returned to action with his first of the season. Read on for all the highlights.

After yesterday’s Western match day, today three Eastern Conference’s matches enlighten an interesting KHL Monday. In Omsk, Avangard faces Metallurg in a top game, then Neftekhimik welcomes Barys and Ak Bars hosts Admiral seeking its tenth straight victory.

A seventh successive victory moved Severstal to the top of the Western Conference. Sunday’s 4-1 success over Shanghai has Andrei Kozyrev’s team on top. Torpedo is tied on 26 points after a 7-4 win over Avtomobilist: five goals on nine first period shots tipped this one in the home team’s favor. Nathan Todd scored twice for Spartak as Sochi fell to another loss, and CSKA made it four wins from four with a 2-1 verdict over Amur.

It’s a big day in the Western Conference with four matches on schedule for today. All the teams will play simultaneously, with CSKA facing Amur, Torpedo welcoming Avtomobilist, Severstal clashing with the Shanghai Dragons, and Spartak entertaining HC Sochi as the Black Sea franchise looks for a return to victory after a seven-game skid.

In-form Ak Bars has not lost in October and today’s 5-3 verdict over Admiral made it nine wins on the spin. Traktor became the first to win a shoot-out against Sibir this term after recovering from 1-3 in Novosibirsk. And Salavat Yulaev got a third straight win with a 2-1 success at Neftekhimik.

Today’s schedule sees only three games – all in the Eastern Conference, with Sibir hosting Traktor, Neftekhimik welcoming Salavat Yulaev, and Ak Bars looking to stretch its winning streak in a home game against guests from Vladivostok.

Matvei Korotky’s first KHL hat-trick helped SKA to a crushing 8-1 win over struggling Sochi. It was a second win in 10 games for the Petersburg club, while the Leopards fell to a seventh straight loss. Elsewhere, Dinamo Minsk edged a shoot-out success after a 1-1 tie with Shanghai Dragons. Barys beat Amur 3-1 at home in a battle between two playoff rivals in the East. Lada snapped a four-game skid thanks to a shoot-out verdict over Torpedo.

Four games are on tap today, with one game in the East as Barys faces Amur and three clashes in the West, with Lada hosting Torpedo, Dinamo Minsk seeking revenge against the Shanghai Dragons, and SKA trying to return to victory against HC Sochi.

A 5-0 thrashing of Moscow rival Spartak was the perfect tonic for Dynamo after losing two of its last three. Vladislav Podyapolsky played a big role, stopping 33 shots. Anton Golyshev returned from his suspension as Avtomobilist beat Traktor 5-3, and Neftekhimik defeated table-topping Metallurg by the same scoreline. Yanni Kaldis scored twice in Omsk as Severstal recorded a sixth successive win, and Salavat Yulaev won 5-2 at Sibir.

Stephane Da Costa returns for Avtomobilist, Sam Anas keeps on scoring, and Joshua Leivo doesn’t forgive his former team. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

Five games pack tonight’s KHL schedule, headlined by Metallurg’s visit to Neftekhimik and capped off with the season’s first Moscow derby between Spartak and Dynamo. Sibir and Salavat Yulaev kick things off in Novosibirsk, Avangard face red-hot Severstal in Omsk, and Avtomobilist hosts Traktor in Yekaterinburg. With playoff races heating up and rivalries on display, fans can expect a dramatic evening from Magnitogorsk’s firepower to the high-stakes capital clash.

Ak Bars edged a 1-0 verdict over Lokomotiv to secure an eighth successive victory and climb to second in the Eastern Conference. Torpedo goes second in the West after Shane Prince scored two late goals in a 3-1 win at Sochi. SKA lost for the seventh time in eight games, dropping a 3-4 verdict at home to CSKA. Lada paid the penalty at home to Dinamo Minsk, allowing three power play goals in a 0-4 loss.

Ak Bars hosts Lokomotiv and SKA welcomes CSKA in today’s center-stage games. In other clashes, Lada welcomes Dinamo Minsk and HC Sochi tries to halt its skid against Torpedo in a four-game KHL Wednesday.

The game of the day was in Moscow, where Spartak scored three goals in the last five minutes to tie with Shanghai before one-time Dragons hero Luke Lockhart potted a shoot-out winner. That result meant that Severstal jumped up to second in the Western Conference thanks to a 4-1 win at Admiral. Metallurg got past Sibir in overtime thanks to Vladimir Tkachyov’s second goal in two games. Salavat Yulaev snapped a five-game skid with victory over Traktor.

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KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Sam Anas. The Dinamo Minsk forward, in his third year in the league, had another exciting start in Belarus, and scored four points in just two games last week. Anas’ offensive skills are one of the top reasons behind Dinamo Minsk’s success.

Another exciting match day rolls out starting in the Far East, with Admiral facing Severstal. Metallurg pays a visit to Sibir and Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor in the remaining Eastern games. In the West, Spartak faces off with the Shanghai Dragons.

A 3-2 win at Dynamo, thanks to a three-point game from Alexander Volkov, saw Lokomotiv five points clear at the top of the Western Conference. Monday’s other game was also in Moscow, where CSKA beat Dinamo Minsk 5-3 thanks to three power play goals.

From goal-rich games, to biting the hand that once fed, to a five-way scramble at the head of the KHL scoring race, last week was a big one for forwards.

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

Only two games are on tap on a light KHL Monday, with Dynamo Moscow welcoming Lokomotiv and CSKA facing off against Dinamo Minsk seeking revenge for last year’s playoff series, ended in a Belarusian win.

The highest-scoring game of the season to date saw Metallurg defeat Neftekhimik 9-6. An action-packed encounter brought three short-handed goals for the visitor, while the Steelmen had nine different goalscorers. Elsewhere, Severstal recorded a fourth straight win with a shoot-out success over Amur. Avangard edged Avtomobilist in overtime thanks to Konstantin Okulov, then Torpedo struck late to sink Lada.

The KHL Sunday has three games in the Eastern Conference and one in the West, starting with Amur hosting Severstal, then going on with Avangard facing Avtomobilist and Metallurg welcoming Neftekhimik. Then, Torpedo faces Lada in the last clash of an exciting match day.

Lokomotiv won 3-1 at SKA, leaving the Petersburg club out of the playoff spots in the West. Josh Leivo scored the winner for Traktor against his former club Salavat Yulaev, and Ak Bars made it seven straight wins with a shoot-out success at Barys.

Only three games are on tap on a light KHL Saturday. Two games are scheduled in the East, with Traktor facing Salavat Yulaev and Barys hosting Ak Bars. However, the central stage will most likely in St. Petersburg, where SKA faces off against Lokomotiv in an exciting Western Conference’s matchup.

Spartak’s 4-3 success at Admiral makes it 100 wins in the KHL for head coach Alexei Zhamnov. Avtomobilist got a welcome boost as Stephane da Costa and Brooks Macek scored their first goals after returning from injury, helping secure an overtime win at Sochi. There was OT in Minsk, too, where Neftekhimik grabbed a last-minute tying goal before winning in the extras. Spencer Martin and Maxim Dorozhko celebrated shut-outs, respectively helping CSKA win 1-0 at Torpedo and Amur down Lada 3-0.

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Five games are on tap today, again starting on the Far East with Amur hosting Lada and Admiral entertaining Spartak. In the Western Conference, CSKA pays a visit to Nizhny Novgorod to try reverting the trend against Torpedo, Dinamo Minsk hosts Neftekhimik, and HC Sochi faces off with Avtomobilist, who has recently welcomed back to its lineup a few key players.

Ak Bars reeled off a sixth straight win with a 4-1 success at Sibir. Barys scored six on Avangard to end its seven-game skid, and Metallurg kept up the theme with a 6-4 victory over Metallurg. The pattern was broken in St. Petersburg, where Dynamo beat Shanghai Dragons 3-2 in a shoot-out.

The Shanghai Dragons can return to the top of the Western Conference’s standings should they defeat Dynamo Moscow today in the lone Western Conference’s game today. Three other matches are on tap in the East, with Sibir hosting Ak Bars, Metallurg facing Salavat Yulaev, and Barys seeking a return to victory against Avangard.

Wednesday’s big game was at Lokomotiv, where Gagarin Cup-winning head coach returned to Yaroslavl with his CSKA team for the first time since leaving the defending champion. The home team rose to the occasion, winning 4-1 to leave the Muscovites outside the playoff places. There was drama in St. Petersburg, where SKA saw a last-minute goal disallowed before tying its game against Neftekhimik: the verdict went to the visitor in a shoot-out. Avtomobilist welcomed back big-name forwards Stephane da Costa and Brooks Macek, but failed to score in a 0-2 loss at Severstal. Earlier, Admiral thrashed Lada 6-1 and Amur snatched a last-minute victory over Spartak.

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Five games are scheduled on an exciting KHL Wednesday, starting with two confrontations in the Far East with Amur hosting Spartak and Admiral welcoming Lada. Then, in the West, all the eyes will be in Yaroslavl, here Lokomotiv hosts Igor Nikitin’s CSKA in his first road game against his former team. In the remaining games, Severstal faces Avtomobilist and SKA entertains Neftekhimik.

The goals kept coming. In Chelyabinsk, Avangard beat Traktor 8-5 in a wild game. In Minsk, Dinamo racked up seven on Torpedo. Alexander Chmelevski’s marker for Ak Bars at Salavat Yulaev was perhaps the most resonant of the day; the American forward scored on his first return to his former club. Shanghai Dragons moved level with Lokomotiv at the top of the Western Conference thanks to a 3-2 win over Dynamo, while Sibir won its sixth shoot-out of the season at Barys.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Reilly Walsh. The American defenseman had a strong start of his KHL career with Barys, and despite the Kazakhs’ setback he is on a three-game scoring streak and is helping the team pushing for a playoff qualification.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 5.

Five games are on tap on an exciting KHL Tuesday after yesterday’s two games. The center stage in the Eastern Conference will be taken by the second Green Derby of the season between Salavat Yulaev and Ak Bars, while Barys faces Sibir and Traktor clashes with Avangard. Then, in the West, Dinamo Minsk seeks a return to victory against Torpedo, while the Shanghai Dragons host Dynamo Moscow in an exciting game between two sides in excellent form.

Monday’s two games saw the end of two long streaks. SKA ended a run of five losses with a 2-1 victory over Avtomobilist, which had won its six previous games. And Severstal edged Lokomotiv 4-3 after the Railwaymen battled back hard from 0-4 at the second intermission.