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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.

After yesterday’s Western games, today the action starts in the Far East again for the penultimate day before the All-Star break. Amur looks to close the gap to the playoff line hosting Torpedo, while Admiral and Barys meet in a clash between struggling Eastern sides. Sibir aims to solidify eighth place against Neftekhimik, before the spotlight shifts west for a marquee showdown between conference-leading Lokomotiv and surging Spartak.

A shoot-out win at Dinamo Minsk ended a seven-game losing streak for SKA. The result also saw Igor Larionov’s men move further away from Shanghai in the playoff race. The Dragons fell 3-5 at home to Avangard, with Mike McLeod getting his second double in two games for the visitor. Nikita Mikhailis also scored twice as Metallurg won at Lada, and Klim Kostin’s first goals of the season helped CSKA to victory over Sochi.

The KHL’s Western Conference heats up with four key matchups, starting in Togliatti as struggling Lada hosts league-leading Metallurg, followed by Dinamo Minsk against SKA, Shanghai Dragons visiting Avangard in St. Petersburg, and CSKA facing HC Sochi in Moscow - teams are now fighting for playoff positioning ahead of the All-Star break.

Severstal missed a chance to close the gap on Western Conference leader Lokomotiv, falling to a surprisingly comprehensive 1-5 loss to Spartak. In the East, Ak Bars edged back into second despite defeat at Sibir. The teams were tied after 60 minutes after the home team rallied from 0-2 and eventually won in a shoot-out. Admiral fell to an 11th loss in 12 games, Salavat Yulaev took a 2-1 verdict over Neftekhimik and Amur handed Barys a sixth straight loss.

There’s a lot to look forward after another busy week in the KHL. Next month sees the return of the KHL World Games and another step towards returning the league to China. And next weekend brings the All-Star Game in Yekaterinburg, one of the highlights of the season.

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

The KHL schedule opens in the Far East with playoff implications front and center, as Amur looks to keep its postseason hopes alive against Barys, while Admiral and Torpedo seek rebounds in Vladivostok. The action continues with Sibir defending its top-eight spot against Ak Bars, Salavat Yulaev chasing Neftekhimik in a tight Eastern race, and Severstal hosting Spartak in a marquee Western Conference clash featuring milestones, streaks, and crucial standings battles.

Sunday’s play was all about the Western Conference, where two big names are finding life tough. SKA, currently in eighth place, suffered a seventh straight loss. A shoot-out defeat at CSKA at least brought a first point since Jan. 14. Dynamo Moscow, now down to seventh, suffered a third successive reverse and has just three wins this year after falling 1-4 at home to Avangard. Leader Lokomotiv moved three points clear with a 3-0 win over Sochi.