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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Saturday’s big game saw the KHL’s top scoring teams go head to head in Magnitogorsk. As expected, it was a high-scoring battle with Metallurg edging Dinamo Minsk 5-4. Ak Bars returned to second in the Eastern Conference thanks to a dominant derby win over Neftekhimik. Salavat Yulaev reeled off a fourth successive victory, beating Torpedo 3-1, while Traktor won by the same scoreline at Sibir. Avtomobilist eased past Admiral and Amur took a shoot-out verdict at home to Barys.

Friday’s action was all about the Western Conference. Top two Lokomotiv and Severstal both won; Loko comfortably at home to Lada, Severstal after a fightback at Dynamo. The Muscovites loss saw Vyacheslav Kozlov’s team dropped to seventh in the standings after Spartak beat SKA 4-0. Shanghai Dragons avenged yesterday’s defeat to Sochi, beating the Leopards 5-2.

A single goal was enough for Avangard to beat Traktor and move to second place in the Eastern Conference. Another in-form team, Sibir, overpowered Dinamo Minsk 4-1 and tightened its grip on eighth place in the East. Amur snapped a nine-game skid with victory over Avtomobilist and Sochi moved off the foot of the Western Conference thanks to a 2-1 verdict at Shanghai Dragons.

An overtime goal from Alexander Skorenov gave Severstal the verdict over Torpedo in a clash at the top of the Western Conference. The Lynx go second in the standings, one point behind Lokomotiv and three ahead of Torpedo. There was OT in Kazan as well, where Salavat Yulaev eventually took the Green Derby with a 4-3 win over Ak Bars. CSKA defeated Dynamo in the capital city clash, while Spartak overpowered Lada. Admiral snapped a nine-game skid, defeating Barys to give Oleg Bratash his first win as Sailors’ head coach.

Eastern Conference leader Metallurg celebrated confirmation of its playoff spot by defeating Traktor 3-2 in the South Ural derby. Then Western Conference top dog Lokomotiv travelled to SKA, where Maxim Shalunov and Alexander Radulov overpowered the home team in a 3-1 win.

Three goals in the last minute saw Sibir snatch a 4-2 win at Torpedo. The home team lost its six-game winning streak in dramatic fashion. Avtomobilist’s win over Amur was good news for Eastern Conference leader Metallurg, which confirmed its playoff place with a 39-point lead over the Tigers. Mitch Love got his first win as a KHL head coach as Shanghai Dragons won 6-2 at Sochi. Avangard beat Admiral at home, Salavat Yulaev had an OT verdict in Minsk, while CSKA and Dynamo came out on top in Moscow against Severstal and Lada respectively.

Byron Froese scored his first goal since Jan. 4 to send Lokomotiv back to the top of the Western Conference.

Shanghai Dragons’ new head coach Mitch Love had a baptism of fire in his first KHL game. His team was down 0-2 in 80 seconds at Dinamo Minsk and fell to a 1-6 loss. SKA also had a rough afternoon, falling 0-6 at Torpedo. Neftekhimik reeled off a seventh successive victory, while Admiral and Amur saw their long skids continue at Traktor and Metallurg respectively. Sibir continued its remarkable Kazan hoodoo and Salavat Yulaev edged a 2-1 verdict at Sochi.

Friday’s only game saw Lada record a third successive victory, edging a 2-1 verdict at home to Dynamo.

The Eastern Conference action saw Metallurg and Avtomobilist lose their hot streaks with 1-2 losses on home ice. The Motormen fell in overtime to Avangard, while Magnitka stumbled against Sibir. Torpedo had the biggest win of the day, battering Shanghai 7-2. Spartak left it late to win at SKA; CSKA left it later to get the only goal of the game at home to Barys.

The big action today involved the race for the Western Conference summit. Second met third in Yaroslavl, and Lokomotiv edged past Dinamo Minsk thanks to a goal 24 seconds before the end. However, leader Severstal managed to retain its position, recovering from 2-4 to win in overtime at Sochi. In the East, Ak Bars completed a perfect tour of the Far East with another win at Admiral. Neftekhimik took a shoot-out verdict over Dynamo Moscow in Tuesday’s other action.

Shanghai suffered a 1-3 loss at home to Spartak and is now 10 points behind today’s opponent and SKA in the race for a playoff spot. Avangard closed on the top two in the East thanks to a 5-2 win at Salavat Yulaev. Tuesday’s other games ended in 2-0 home victories for Avtomobilist and Lada over Sibir and Barys respectively.

Severstal moved one point clear at the top of the Western Conference after a spectacular fightback at Dynamo Moscow. Down 1-4 with less than 10 to play, the Lynx rallied to force overtime before falling in a shoot-out. Dinamo Minsk climbed to second on a late winner at SKA, while Lokomotiv dropped one place after losing at home to fourth-placed Torpedo.  Earlier, the top two in the East had a more straightforward time of it: Metallurg won 4-3 at Amur, Ak Bars took a 5-2 verdict in Vladivostok.

Avangard captain Damir Sharipzyanov is the first defenseman to score two hat-tricks in the KHL. Today’s treble led the Hawks to a 5-2 win at Traktor. In Sunday’s other action, Lada won 4-0 at home to Sochi.

Daniel Sprong got his first goals since joining Avtomobilist, scoring twice as the Motormen halted Salavat Yulaev’s winning run in 2026. Sprong’s former club, CSKA, fell to a 1-3 loss at Barys; the Kazakhs celebrated a first home win since Dec. 20. Metallurg was in the goals, winning 8-4 at Admiral, but elsewhere there were three shut-outs: Ak Bars, Lokmotiv and Torpedo silenced Amur, Shanghai Dragons and Spartak respectively. Neftekhimik goalie Yaroslav Ozolin set a new club shut-out streak in a 3-1 win at Sibir before Dinamo Minsk edged a 3-2 win in an exciting game at Dynamo Moscow.

There was only one game in the KHL on Friday, and it produced a shock result as Sochi won 2-1 at SKA St. Petersburg.

A hat-trick from Adam Liska helped Severstal to a 6-4 win over Dinamo Minsk, putting the Lynx two points clear at the top of the Eastern Conference. The game in Togliatti also had some fine individual performances: Jack Rodewald, Vladislav Yefremov and Riley Sawchuk scored two apiece as Salavat Yulaev beat Lada 5-2. Ak Bars scored five on the road at Amur, Avangard edged a 2-1 scoreline at home to CSKA and Neftekhimik recorded a second successive shut-out win.

A 9-0 victory over Sochi gave Metallurg its biggest ever win in the KHL. The league leader’s previous best was 7-0, while the Leopards matched their worst margin of defeat. Elsewhere, Daniel Sprong got his first points for Avtomobilist in 4-1 victory at home to Traktor, Spartak beat Dynamo in the latest Moscow derby and SKA’s Nikolai Goldobin kept up his hot streak against Shanghai Dragons.

All three of Tuesday’s KHL games ended in wins for the visiting team – and all three arguably upturned the form book in the process. Salavat Yulaev, seventh in the East, won 4-3 at third-placed Avangard, and sixth-placed Neftkehimik got the better of Tatar rival Ak Bars, currently second in the standings. But the biggest surprise came in Cherepovets, where Western Conference leader Severstal fell 2-3 at home to a Sibir team that returned to the playoff spots with today’s win.

Vadim Shipachyov became the first man to reach 1,000 points in KHL play – and he picked his moment to perfection. The veteran forward bagged an assist in the last minute of Dinamo Minsk’s game at home to Admiral to give the Belarusians a 2-1 victory in a game where they trailed for more than 30 minutes. Monday’s other action saw Daniel Sprong make his debut for Avtomobilist in an overtime win against Barys, SKA win a shoot-out at Lada and Torpedo rallied from 1-3 to beat Dynamo Moscow.

Two goals from Prokhor Poltapov, both punishing defensive lapses, gave CSKA a 2-1 win over Spartak in Sunday’s big game. Earlier, Traktor defeated Sibir 4-1 in Chelyabinsk. Two goals from Andrei Svetlakov paced a fourth successive victory.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first goal since joining Salavat Yulaev this week, helping his new club to a 3-1 win at home to Barys. His previous employer, Metallurg, thrashed Barys 5-1. There were goals in the West as Severstal beat Torpedo 7-6 to return to the top of the conference standings. Neftekhimik rallied from 0-2 to beat Admiral.

Prokhor Poltapov scored twice, including a late winner, as CSKA rallied from 0-2 to beat Shanghai. Traktor’s Josh Leivo also potted a double, helping his team to a 4-2 home win over Khabarovsk. Lada won 4-1 on the road at Sochi to halt a seven-game skid.

Two players called up for the Olympics were on target today in the KHL. Slovak defenseman Martin Gernat scored two and assisted on Lokomotiv’s OT winner at Sibir, then Severstal’s Adam Liska scored a vital tying goal in a 4-3 win over Dinamo Minsk. KHL leader Metallurg edged a 2-1 win against Avangard, second in the Eastern Conference. Third-placed Ak Bars beat Barys 3-1, Evgeny Kuznetsov had an assist as his Salavat Yulaev debut ended in a 4-1 win over Avtomobilist and Neftekhimik claimed a shoot-out success at home to Admiral.

The game of the day saw Eastern Conference leader Metallurg edge a 5-4 OT win over Western top dog Lokomotiv. Sergei Shirokov had the individual accolade of the day, becoming the seventh man to score 250 KHL goals as Sibir beat Admiral. Vadim Shipachyov moves to 999 career points with an assist, but his Dinamo Minsk lost 1-2 at CSKA. Torpedo snapped its skid with a 3-2 success at home to Barys, Traktor beat Avtomobilist 3-1 and there were 2-1 road wins for Spartak and Avangard.

All three of Monday’s KHL games went to the home team. Salavat Yulaev had Maxim Zorkin to thank for a 2-1 win over Neftekhimik, Sochi blanked Dynamo Moscow to take a 2-0 verdict, and Shanghai Dragons recovered to beat Lada despite blowing a 2-0 lead.

Day two of the 2026 KHL schedule produced a glut of goals. Five games on the card produced 36 goals, with 13 of them coming in a spectacular 7-6 win for Spartak at Torpedo. Traktor edged Dinamo Minsk by the odd goal in nine, and there were five-goal displays from Avangard at Sibir and Ak Bars at home to Avtomobilist. The only low-scoring battle came in Moscow, but Lokomotiv’s shoot-out win at CSKA was enough to return the Railwaymen to the Western Conference summit.

League leader Metallurg began 2026 in fine style, scoring seven on Shanghai Dragons on the opening gameday of the New Year. Severstal also had caused to celebrate, with a 4-2 success against Lada returning it to the top of the Western Conference. Admiral won the Far East derby 3-2, and Sochi took a 2-1 verdict against Neftekhimik.

The final gameday of 2025 saw Dinamo Minsk secure its position atop the Western Conference. Vadim Shipachyov had two points in an overtime win at Salavat Yulaev. The Moscow derby went to CSKA, 5-1 winners over Dynamo. Ak Bars climbed to second in the East with a shoot-out win over Severstal, Lokomotiv is second in the West after edging Torpedo 1-0. Reid Boucher scored twice to help Avtomobilist edge past Lada, Sibir grabbed an OT verdict at Amur and SKA left it late to grab a 3-2 success over Shanghai Dragons.

There was only one game on Monday’s KHL card, but it was cracker. Metallurg and Traktor played out a 4-4 tie in the South Ural derby before Yegor Korobkin won it for the league leader.

Dinamo Minsk head coach Dmitry Kvartalnov celebrated his 1,000th game behind the bench in the KHL – and celebrated with a 5-2 victory over Dynamo Moscow. Elsewhere, Sochi scored eight goals on SKA in a high-scoring clash, and Neftekhimik surprised Torpedo with a 5-0 win. The Moscow derby went to CSKA, winning 2-1 over Spartak. And there was plenty of overtime: Salavat Yulaev edged Severstal in a shoot-out, Avangard did likewise against Lada and, at the foot of the Eastern Conference, Sibir edged past Admiral in overtime.

A 3-2 win at home to Traktor saw Ak Bars back into second in the Eastern Conference, moving ahead of Avangard. Saturday’s other action saw Amur hand Barys a fourth successive home loss with goalie Maxim Dorozhko in fine form in Astana.

Friday’s big game saw Avangard edge a shoot-out verdict over table-topping Metallurg, thanks largely to the efforts of Nikolai Prokhorkin. The day’s other action saw Sibir move off the foot of the Eastern Conference thanks to a 4-2 win at Admiral, while SKA won comfortably at Dinamo Minsk and Neftekhimik snapped its skid with an OT success at Shanghai Dragons.

Thursday’s big games came in the Western Conference leadership race. Top dog Lokomotiv fell 0-2 at home to fourth-placed Dynamo Moscow, while Severstal moved up to second after a battling OT victory over Sochi. Torpedo could have reduced the gap between the top five to just three points, but fell to CSKA in overtime despite dominating much of that game. In the East, Traktor thrashed Lada, Salavat Yulaev returned to the top eight with a 4-2 verdict against Amur and Avtomobilist won 4-1 at Barys.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the league, our Wednesday program went into OT. The action started in Omsk, where a last-minute goal saved Avangard from defeat to Neftekhimik. The home team completed the turnaround in overtime to record a third straight win. Then, in St. Petersburg, Shanghai Dragons got the better of Spartak in a shoot-out, finishing with the same 4-3 scoreline.