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An overtime success at home to Severstal secured first place in the Western Conference for Lokomotiv. Georgy Ivanov snapped a 3-3 tie after late drama in Yaroslavl. Second-placed Dinamo Minsk can no longer catch the defending champion after its 4-6 loss at Dynamo Moscow. In the East, Sibir held its nerve to beat Avangard in a shoot-out and open a five-point gap over ninth-placed Amur. The Tigers will hope to reduce the deficit in tomorrow’s home game against Barys.

China hosted top class hockey for the first time since Feb. 2020 when the KHL World Games visited Shanghai. Back in Russia, Sergei Plotnikov reached 1,000 games in the KHL and the playoff race narrowed down still further.

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

A new week kicks off with a three-game matchday. In the Eastern Conference, Avangard faces Sibir in another Siberian derby. In the West, Dynamo Moscow takes on Dinamo Minsk, while Lokomotiv seeks its seventh straight win as Severstal pays a visit to Yaroslavl.

Sunday’s three KHL games began in Magnitogorsk, where Traktor blew a 2-0 lead against Metallurg and, with it, the chance to confirm its playoff place. Spartak won 5-2 on the road at Lada and Torpedo took a 4-3 verdict at home to Sochi.

In the Eastern Conference, Metallurg hosts Traktor in another Southern Urals derby, while in the West, Lada hosts Spartak for a revenge match and Torpedo seeks a return to victory in a home game against HC Sochi.

The second of this season’s KHL World Games encounters produced a 12-goal thriller. Barys came out on top in Shanghai thanks to a hat-trick from Michael Vecchione and a busy evening for Reilly Walsh. In the race for the last remaining playoff spots, Amur closed to within three points of Sibir thanks to a 6-3 win over Salavat Yulaev. Sibir lost to Ak Bars by the same scoreline. Sergei Plotnikov made his 1,000th KHL appearance, and proved to be the architect of a victory at Dynamo Moscow. Elsewhere, Neftekhimik ended a four-game skid with victory at Admiral and Spartak thrashed Lada 7-1.

Six games are on the KHL schedule today. Admiral and Neftekhimik meet again in Vladivostok, while Amur hosts Salavat Yulaev in a crucial clash for the Eastern playoff race. The action then moves to Shanghai, where the Dragons face Barys in the second match of the 2026 KHL World Games. Later, Lada welcomes Spartak, Ak Bars takes on Sibir in Kazan, and Dynamo Moscow closes the day against SKA.

The top two in the Eastern Conference both suffered 3-1 losses. Leader Metallurg fell at home to Avtomobilist, while second-placed Avangard fell to a surprise defeat in Sochi. CSKA edged a 1-0 win over Traktor, preventing the Chelyabinsk club from securing its playoff spot this week.

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.

Magnitogorsk hosts the opening clash as high-scoring Metallurg seeks revenge against defensively solid Avtomobilist. Avangard looks to extend its streak in Sochi, while CSKA attempts to break a worrying scoring drought against Traktor.

Amid the celebrations for the Chinese Year of the Horse, the Dragons returned home for the first time since 2020. Shanghai hosted the first of two KHL World Games encounters and a near-capacity crowd saw the Dragons fall to a narrow 1-2 loss against playoff-chasing Sibir. Elsewhere, Salavat Yulaev confirmed its post season spot with victory at Amur, while Admiral’s hopes were ended despite victory over Neftekhimik. In the Western Conference the only game of the day went to overtime before SKA took a 2-1 verdict at Dinamo Minsk.

From Sulak’s points from the blue line for Admiral to Ty Smith’s strong week for the Bison. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

The KHL matchday moves across the East and West with playoff hopes and positioning on the line. In Vladivostok, Admiral hosts Neftekhimik, while Amur welcomes Salavat Yulaev. In Shanghai, Sibir faces the Dragons in a KHL World Games rematch, while in the West, Dinamo Minsk and SKA clash in a key battle for conference positioning.

Wednesday’s KHL action brought four wins out of four for road teams – three of them with shut-outs. However, one of today’s winners, Lokomotiv, was playing in its own arena after its game at HC Sochi was moved to Yaroslavl. The Leopards battled hard but fell to a 51st-minute goal. Elsewhere, Josh Leivo picked up four points as Traktor won 5-0 at Torpedo, Avtomobilist took a 4-0 verdict at Dynamo and Avangard beat CSKA 2-0.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Libor Sulak. The Admiral’s defenseman had a strong week, despite it has been a rocky season for his team, receiving Best defenseman honors and scoring five points in the seven-day stretch. The Sailors recorded only one win, over Salavat Yulaev on Sunday (4:2).

An action-packed all-Western matchday features crucial battles in Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, and Moscow, with playoff positioning and personal milestones on the line. Torpedo hosts Traktor, while league leaders Lokomotiv face HC Sochi. In Moscow, CSKA meets Avangard, and Dynamo takes on Avtomobilist in a clash of in-form contenders.

Dinamo Minsk’s in-form offense was halted by Metallurg goalie Alexander Smolin. He made 42 saves in Belarus to help the league leader to a 3-0 win. In the playoff race, Amur moved to within three points of eighth-placed Sibir with a 3-1 win over Neftekhimik. Tuesday’s other action saw Evgeny Kuznetsov led Salavat Yulaev to a shoot-out win at Admiral, and Lada came from 0-2 to beat Ak Bars at home.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 24.

A four-game matchday spans the Far East and the West, opening with rematches in Khabarovsk and Vladivostok as Amur and Admiral look to repeat Sunday’s successes against Neftekhimik and Salavat Yulaev. The focus then shifts west as Lada Togliatti host Ak Bars, before Dinamo Minsk welcome league-leading Metallurg to close the night.

Sergei Plotnikov scored three as SKA powered to victory against Barys. The home team scored seven goals on 24 shots to record a crushing 7-0 verdict. Avangard also enjoyed a big win, beating Spartak 4-1 in Moscow. Elsewhere, things were closer: Avtomobilist took a 1-0 result at CSKA, and Lokomotiv edged Severstal in a shoot-out.

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

A total of 12 out of 16 playoff spots are now confirmed, with all eight participants from Western Conference known. Meanwhile, an American is setting scoring records in Belarus and a long-serving SKA man is closing on his 1,000th appearance. Read on for all you need to know about week 26 in the KHL.

A four-game, all-Western matchday sets the stage for a packed evening, opening with Severstal facing Lokomotiv in a fifth meeting that sees the season series deadlocked. SKA aims to stop the bleeding against Barys, while Moscow hosts two key clashes as CSKA takes on in-form Avtomobilist and Spartak challenges Avangard in a high-octane showdown.

Sunday’s action was all about the race for the Eastern playoffs. Amur moved to within five points of eighth-placed Sibir with a 3-2 win over Neftekhimik. Admiral defeated Salavat Yulaev 4-2, meaning the Ufa men must wait a little longer to clinch their place. At the other end of the standings, Eastern Conference leader Metallurg suffered a third straight loss, falling 1-4 at Dynamo. Third-placed Ak Bars took a 1-0 verdict from Chelyabinsk. In the West, Sochi thumped Torpedo 5-1 in a game disrupted by the threat of a drone attack, and Shanghai Dragons edged Lada 2-1.

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

The last month of regular season action starts with five matches across both conferences. In the Far East, Amur hosts Neftekhimik and Admiral welcomes Salavat Yulaev. Then, Traktor hosts Ak Bars. In the Western Conference, HC Sochi faces Torpedo and Dynamo Moscow clashes with Metallurg as the Steelers seek revenge after an early win by the Blue-and-Whites in September.

Georgy Ivanov scores twice as Lokomotiv moved five points clear in the West with a 5-2 win at SKA. That loss saw the home team drop to eight as Spartak moved ahead with a 5-3 win over Barys in Moscow.

Two games will wrap up another month of regular season action, with Spartak hosting Barys and SKA facing Lokomotiv.

The West is done. All eight playoff spots in the Western Conference are now filled. CSKA’s high-scoring win over Shanghai Dragons confirms Spartak as the eighth and final qualifier. At the top of the Western Conference, Dinamo Minsk tightened its grip on second with a 3-2 win at Sochi while third-placed Severstal fell at home to Torpedo. In the east, Avangard edged Metallurg in overtime, while Avtomobilist defeated Ak Bars in a shoot-out.

Four players represented our League at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, three of them with Team Slovakia and one with Team France. Let’s see how they fared.

A busy matchday features five games across the league, touching both conferences. The action opens in Omsk with a classic Eastern showdown between Avangard and Metallurg, before moving to the Urals for Avtomobilist vs Ak Bars. In the West, HC Sochi hosts Dinamo Minsk, Severstal faces Torpedo in a key battle for positioning, and the day concludes in Moscow with CSKA taking on the Shanghai Dragons.

Seven out of eight playoff places in the West are now full after Dynamo Moscow won 4-1 at SKA to secure its post-season spot. The remaining gap is almost certainly Spartak’s: Yegor Filin’s hat-trick led the Red-and-Whites to victory over Admiral, and the gap to ninth-placed Shanghai is now 17 points. In the East, Salavat Yulaev defeated Traktor in a shoot-out, remaining clear of its visitor in fifth place.

It’s a three-game matchday, with one game in the Eastern Conference and two in the West. Earlier, Salavat Yulaev hosts Traktor. Then, Spartak welcomes Admiral, while Dynamo Moscow travels to St. Petersburg to face SKA and try to punch its postseason ticket as the team currently lies in seventh place in the Western Conference’s standings.

There were three contrasting games on Wednesday’s KHL card. The most exciting clash came in Kazan, where Lada rallied from 0-3 to beat Ak Bars in a shoot-out. The highest-scoring was in Sochi, as Dinamo Minsk won 7-2 over the Leopards. And the most complete defensive performance saw CSKA take a 2-0 verdict at home to Neftekhimik.

Three games are on tap today, two in the West and one in the East. In Moscow, CSKA welcomes Neftekhimik trying to bounce back after two consecutive losses and the called off games in Sochi. The Black Sea franchise will host Dinamo Minsk, and in the East, Ak Bars faces Lada.

KHL.ru goes on with the weekly column that features the top 12 teams in the League. These are the results of the Week 23.

Five games headline a packed KHL matchday, starting in the Urals with three intriguing clashes. League-leading Metallurg aims to extend its winning streak, Salavat Yulaev and Sibir look to halt recent slides, and Avtomobilist hosts Avangard in a key Eastern Conference battle. The action then shifts West, where Lokomotiv welcomes Dynamo Moscow in a high-stakes rivalry, before SKA hosts struggling Admiral in St. Petersburg.