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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.

Dinamo Minsk blasted seven goals to crush Dynamo Moscow with Vadim Shipachyov moving to 995 points in the 7-1 win. Avtomobilist also had a high-scoring success, beating Sibir 5-0 thanks to four points from Reid Boucher. Severstal left it late to claim a 3-1 win over CSKA and stay second in the West behind Lokomotiv, 3-2 winners over Admiral. Salavat Yulaev blew a 2-0 lead to drop a 2-4 verdict at home to Amur, and Torpedo eased to a 4-1 win over Sochi.

Monday’s KHL card featured just two games. Table-topping Metallurg defeated Neftekhimik in a shoot-out after a 3-3 tie in Magnitogorsk, before Spartak won 3-1 at Shanghai Dragons.

The Moscow derby was a goalie duel to the last: goalless through 65 minutes, Mikhail Ilyenko’s penalty shot was the first and only effort to find the net as Dynamo beat CSKA. Dinamo Minsk had no such problems, scoring seven on Lada to bounce back from a couple of losses. Sochi won 5-1 at Barys, Reid Boucher’s first power play goal of the season helped Avtomobilist beat Admiral 3-2 and Sibir held off an Amur fightback.

For the second day in a row, every KHL game went to the visitor. Ak Bars took a 2-1 verdict over Salavat Yulaev to win its second Green Derby in five days. Avangard enjoyed a 3-0 win at Lokomotiv, with Nikita Serebryakov making 33 saves. And Spartak snapped a three-game skid to beat SKA 2-1 in St. Petersburg.

The South Ural derby brought 11 goals as Metallurg won 7-4 at Traktor. Derek Barach and Sergei Tolchinsky had four-point games. And it was a good day for road teams all round. Admiral won 3-2 at Sibir as Ilnur Gizdatullin claimed his first victory as acting head coach, before Lada snapped a five-game skid with a success at Shanghai Dragons.

Today’s stories were largely about the Western Conference. Lokomotiv beat CSKA for the third time this season to extend its lead at the top. SKA took a 3-2 verdict over Ak Bars, improving to five wins from six despite the on-going absence of head coach Igor Larionov. Dynamo made Vyacheslav Kozlov’s role as head coach official, and immediately saw a seven-game winning streak halted by Barys. Severstal and Dinamo Minsk lost ground in the leadership race after losing to Avtomobilist and Salavat Yulaev respectively, and Avangard brushed aside Neftekhimik 3-0.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first goal since joining Metallurg, helping his team to a thumping 6-1 win at Sochi. It was his first marker since March 31 and it came in his 14th appearance of a stop-start season in Magnitogorsk. Wednesday’s other game saw Amur beat Admiral in the Far East derby.

As the KHL returned from the international break, it was derby day. The big game saw Ak Bars win 6-3 in the Green Derby against Salavat Yulaev. Dynamo Moscow posted a seventh straight win with a 1-0 success over Spartak. The Siberian derby also went to the home team, with Taylor Beck getting two assists in Sibir’s 4-2 win over Avangard. And in Petersburg, SKA beat the Dragons 4-1. Elsewhere, Lokomotiv beat Dinamo Minsk to return to the top of the Western Conference, while there were road wins for CSKA, Torpedo and Barys.

The final day of action before the international break brought goals aplenty. Avangard won a 12-goal thriller at home to Spartak, taking a 7-5 verdict. And there was a similarly high-scoring game in Chelyabinsk, where Dynamo Moscow beat Traktor 8-4 with six points for Nikita Gusev. Severstal returned to the top of the Western Conference as two goals from Adam Liska earned a 3-2 win at Lada, CSKA got back into the playoff zone thanks to a 3-1 victory in Ufa. SKA played its home game vs Amur in Khabarovsk and blew a 2-0 lead to lost in a shoot-out. Ak Bars won 3-1 at Neftekhimik, while Sibir edged a shoot-out at Barys.

Lokomotiv and SKA both completed successful visits to the Far East, securing back-to-back road wins. Maxim Shalunov, who became a dad during the week, celebrated with two goals in a 3-1 win for Loko at Admiral, while SKA left it late to snatch an OT verdict at Amur.

Dynamo goalie Maxim Motorygin completed the fourth longest shut-out streak in KHL history before he was beaten by Lada’s Andrei Altybarmakyan in the 27th minute of today’s game. Motorygin kept his goal intact for 252:04, and backstopped a 4-2 win in Togliatti. Sheldon Rempal’s four points lifted Salavat Yulaev to a first win over Ak Bars this season. The 4-1 scoreline in Ufa was repeated in Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist defeated Severstal. CSKA won 3-2 at Traktor, Shanghai Dragons grabbed a late goal to force overtime against Torpedo before Ilya Chefanov potted his second shoot-out winner in as many games. And there was also overtime in Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik edged a 2-1 verdict over Metallurg.

Two games in the Far East brought road wins. Lokomotiv halted a three-game wobble with a 3-0 verdict at Amur, and a rare Nikolai Goldobin goal earned SKA the points at Admiral. Later in the day Avangard won 5-2 against Sochi, completing a seventh successive home victory over the Leopards.

Wednesday saw the KHL go goal crazy. Sibir and Spartak led the way, sharing 13 goals as the Red-and-Whites rallied from 0-4 to win 7-6 in OT. It was a similar story in Yekaterinburg, where Avtomobilist led 3-0 but lost 5-6 at home to Metallurg. CSKA and Torpedo played out a 4-4 tie before the visitor claimed a shoot-out verdict, Ak Bars beat Traktor 5-3 and Shanghai took a 3-2 scoreline against Salavat Yulaev. There was only one low-scoring encounter, and that saw Dynamo Moscow claim a 1-0 win at Severstal in overtime.

A shoot-out win in Khabarovsk saw Dinamo Minsk back on top of the Western Conference. One of the closest rivals for that crown, Lokomotiv, suffered an OT loss at home to SKA despite leading three times in regulation. Tuesday’s other game saw Sochi win 4-2 at Admiral.

The Western Conference has a new leader once again: Severstal moved ahead of Dinamo Minsk on a 3-2 win over Traktor. Dynamo Moscow closed on the top four with a 4-0 win over Torpedo. Salavat Yulaev secured a third straight win, edging CSKA in a shoot-out. Sibir spoiled Nikita Boyarkin’s return to action, beating Barys 4-1 in Novosibirsk.

Dinamo Minsk is the new leader in the Western Conference. Sunday’s 4-1 win at Admiral – a seventh in eight games – put the Bison one point clear of Severstal. Dmitry Kagarlitsky scored his first goal for Sochi to secure a 1-0 win at Amur, and Ak Bars proved too good for Shanghai Dragons.

Metallurg’s productive top line contributed three more goals as the league leader beat Barys 5-2 in Magnitogorsk. Maxim Denezhkin scored twice to give Avtomobilist the verdict at Sibir, and Spartak edged Lada by the odd goal in nine.

Friday brought another goal rush in the KHL. Once again, Traktor enjoyed the biggest win of the day, thumping Sochi 6-1. The highest-scoring game was in Nizhnekamsk where Neftekhimik beat Shanghai Dragons 7-5. Kevin Labanc’s hat-trick could not save his team there, and across Tatarstan Brendan Leipsic found his two goals for SKA were not enough in a 2-5 loss at Ak Bars. The top four in the Western Conference went head-to-head in Friday’s other two games and produced a pair of hard-fought encounters. It ended with Severstal on top thanks to a 2-0 win over Lokomotiv, while Dinamo Minsk won 2-1 at Torpedo.

Sheldon Rempal scored his first goals since returning to Salavat Yulaev, finishing with 2+2 in a 7-4 win at home to Barys. Metallurg’s forwards found life much more difficult, with Avangard goalie Nikita Serebryakov making 59 saves to backstop a 3-1 win. In the Moscow there were wins for Spartak, where Adam Ruzicka had three points against Avtomobilist, and CSKA, which proved too strong for Lada.

The game of the day unfolded in Nizhnekamsk, where Neftekhimik rallied from 2-5 to beat Avangard with a goal on 59:59. Lada snapped a two-game goalless run in some style, rattling in five on the road to win at Sochi for the first time. And Spartak gained some respite from its recent troubles with a hard-fought 1-0 verdict at home to Ak Bars.

Monday’s big stories came from Moscow, where SKA won at CSKA to overtake its opponent and move to eighth place in the Western Conference. Across town, Dynamo left it late to shoot down Amur and give interim head coach Vyacheslav Kozlov his first victory. Lokomotiv went back to the top of the West with a 4-1 win over Sibir.