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It was finals day at the Mayor of Moscow Cup, and CSKA claimed the trophy for the second year in a row thanks to a 3-2 win over Dinamo Minsk. Shanghai Dragons took third with a 6-1 drubbing of Dynamo Moscow, and Spartak edged Torpedo into sixth place. In two warm-up games, Sochi beat Amur and Severstal spoiled Bob Hartley’s first game with Lokomotiv on home ice.

Today’s Mayor of Moscow Cup action decided which teams would progress to Sunday’s gold-medal game. In the end, CSKA defeated Shanghai Dragons to top its group, and will face Dinamo Minsk, victors over Dynamo Moscow. Saturday also had some exhibition action in Yekaterinburg, where Pavel Datsyuk staged a festive All-Star game. There were warm-up wins for Admiral and Ak Bars.

Friday saw the end of two tournament. In Chelyabinsk, the Governor’s Cup went to host team Traktor. In Magnitogorsk, too, there was success for the host – yet it was VHL farm club Magnitka that took the prize, rather than Metallurg. Shanghai Dragons made their much-anticipated debut following wholesale changes within the franchise: Gerard Gallant’s team claimed victory over Spartak, aided by two goals from Gage Quinney.

The Mayor of Moscow Cup got underway with shut-out victories for Dynamo and CSKA in the capital, in front of a five-figure crowd. The Chelyabinsk Governor’s Cup is approaching its conclusion, and Traktor secured its place in the final with a 5-1 thrashing of Lada. Amur will contest that gold-medal game despite a 1-2 reverse against Sochi.

The latest summer trophy was awarded Wednesday with Avtomobilist edging a 1-0 victory over SKA to claim the Puchkov Cup in St. Petersburg. The day’s other action was at the Romazan Memorial in Magnitogorsk, while VHL team Magnitka is the unlikely leader. Metallurg’s farm club defeated the senior team in a shoot-out – albeit in a game with two experimental rosters. Earlier, Barys edged Salavat Yulaev in OT.

With three tournaments in action on Tuesday, there were plenty of talking points. Avtomobilist will be happiest after thumping Ak Bars 6-1 at Puchkov Tournament in St. Petersburg. Salavat Yulaev enjoyed a 5-2 win over Metallurg on the opening day of the Romazan Memorial. And in Chelyabinsk, Amur leads the way, while Traktor recovered from 0-3 to beat Sochi.

Monday saw two tournaments start, and two host teams defeated on opening day. The Chelyabinsk Governor’s Cup saw Amur beat Traktor 3-0, while Ak Bars won 3-2 in overtime against SKA at the Puchkov Tournament. Elsewhere, Sibir ended the Blinov Cup with a win, and CSKA defeated Dynamo in a Moscow derby.

It took a shoot-out to separate the two undefeated teams at the 2025 Blinov Cup in Omsk. However, Severstal held its nerve to snap a 3-3 tie and deprive Avangard of the title in its home tournament. Lokomotiv secured third place with a 5-2 win over Neftekhimik.

Avangard handed Bob Hartley a 3-0 loss on his return to Omsk as head coach of Lokomotiv. That keeps the Hawks unbeaten in their home tournament. Severstal also has three wins from three after sinking Sibir, and the two will meet on Sunday to decide the champion.

There was only one game on Friday in the Blinov Cup, and Severstal’s 3-2 win over Neftekhimik keeps it perfect in the tournament so far. Two warm-up games saw Ak Bars beat Dynamo Moscow, while Traktor and Chelmet tied in an intra-club scrimmage in Chelyabinsk.

Day two of the Blinov Cup began in Omsk with Alexander Radulov leading Lokomotiv to victory over Sibir. Then, in the evening, Avangard beat Neftekhimik 6-3 to go top of the early standings.

The second summer tournament began in Omsk, and Avangard got the opening day win over Sibir on home ice. The Hawks needed a shoot-out in the their Siberian derby, though. Earlier on Wednesday, Severstal opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv and Spartak beat Torpedo in an entertaining warm-up game.

Reid Boucher produced the pre-season performance of the day with a hand in all three goals as Avtomobilist won 3-0 in Ufa. CSKA made its first appearance of the summer, but Igor Nikitin suffered a 1-4 loss at Dinamo Minsk on his return to action as the Muscovites’ head coach. Lada edged a shoot-out win over an experimental Ak Bars roster in Tuesday’s third game.

Bob Hartley won his first game as Lokomotiv head coach, Igor Larionov started life at SKA with victory, and there were wins for Neftekhimik and Avtomobilist in Monday’s warm-up action.

The first tournament of the summer goes to Metallurg after Andrei Razin’s team made it three wins from three at the Minsk Cup. In other action, Dynamo Moscow took a 3-2 verdict over Yunost Minsk and Sibir beat VHLers Dynamo Altai 4-0.

Saturday saw two warm-up games as KHL teams stepped up their preparations against VHL rivals. And it turned out that the gap was not so great: Sokol took Sibir to overtime, before Metallurg Novokuznetsk claimed a 3-2 win over Spartak.

Two wins in two days put Metallurg clear in Belarus. Andrei Razin’s team can claim the first trophy of the summer with at least a point against Admiral on Sunday.

Magnitka played its first pre-season game at the Minsk Cup, and started in style with a 6-0 thrashing of Lada. Fringe players Pavel Tyutnev and Igor Nechayev led the way with two goals apiece. In Thursday’s warm-up game, Ak Bars beat Neftekhimik 4-1 in front of almost 8,000 fans in Kazan.

Day three of the Fonbet Minsk Cup saw Admiral get its first win of the tournament, condemning host club Dinamo Minsk to a 2-5 loss.

The host club started its Fonbet Minsk Cup campaign with a shoot-out win over Lada in the Belarusian capital.

The first pre-season tournament of the summer began in Belarus with Lada defeating Admiral in the opening game.

Canadian newcomer Kyle Olson finds the net in his first game since joining Admiral.

August’s first on-ice action saw games between KHL teams and VHL opposition in Belarus and Tatarstan.

Igor Grishin’s first engagement as head coach of Neftekhimik saw him run the rule over the club’s reserves in a warm-up game against VHL opposition.

Lokomotiv’s fine form on the road in this year’s playoffs continues – and a 3-1 win in Chelyabinsk puts the Railwaymen one game away from lifting the Gagarin Cup.

After dropping the opening game for the third series in a row, Loko moved up 2-1 for the third series in a row after picking up a win in Chelyabinsk. Traktor’s first Gagarin Cup final home game since 2013 ended in disappointment as the visitor skated to a 5-2 victory.

Lokomotiv hit back to tie the 2025 Gagarin Cup final with a big win in game two. It’s the third series in a row that the Railwaymen have responded after dropping the opener and it means we’re headed to Chelyabinsk with the teams tied at 1-1.

Severstal grabbed a late winner at home to Dynamo, moving up to sixth place on the final day of the KHL regular season. As a result, Dynamo is set for a first-round playoff battle with old rival SKA, while Severstal will begin at Spartak. The Red-and-Whites secured third place in the West with a come-from-behind win over Lada, while Dinamo Minsk’s victory at Sochi kept the Belarusians in the top four. They will play CSKA, which snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win at Vityaz, while Neftekhimik thumped Admiral as the Sailors continue to struggle ahead of the playoffs.

Josh Leivo scored his 49th goal of the 2024/2025 campaign, breaking Sergei Mozyakin’s record for markers in a regular season. He struck midway through the third period to set the record and help Salavat Yulaev to a 4-1 win at Barys. That result confirms Ufa in second place in the East. Metallurg finished third, going down in Yekaterinburg as Avtomobilist secured fourth place. Magnitka will start the playoffs at home to Avangard, 5-1 winners over Kunlun; Avto entertains Ak Bars, OT winners at Sibir. SKA won a shoot-out at Torpedo to climb to sixth in the West, while Traktor eased to a 2-0 victory at home to Amur.

Two of Friday’s three games took place in Moscow – and the Russian capital took two beatings. Lokomotiv won 4-1 at Dynamo, while Dinamo Minsk defeated CSKA by the same scoreline. Earlier, Neftekhimik edged a 2-1 verdict over Admiral.

Free-scoring Josh Leivo made it 48 goals for the season, matching Sergei Mozyakin’s 2017 record for goals in a KHL regular season. His game winner at Sibir also lifted his team back into second place in the Eastern Conference, a point clear of Metallurg. Ak Bars thrashed Barys 8-0 to stay in the race for a top-four finish in the East, but Avangard will not have home ice advantage at the start of the playoffs: needing a regulation win at Vityaz to stay in contention, the Hawks went to overtime before edging a 3-2 verdict. Avtomobilist remains fourth thanks to a shoot-out win over SKA. That result, coupled with Severstal’s win at Torpedo, leaves SKA in danger of finishing seventh in the West – its worst regular season result in the KHL. Spartak defeated Sochi and Amur won a shoot-out at Lada in Thursday’s other games.

Lokomotiv celebrated its status as regular season champion with a victory on the road at CSKA in Wednesday’s big game in the KHL. Today’s other action saw Metallurg edge an exciting battle with Admiral on the day that three club legends were honored for their achievements in the KHL.

Tuesday’s big news came from the Eastern Conference. Josh Leivo scored twice in Salavat Yulaev’s 4-1 win at Avtomobilist and is now just one goal shy of Sergei Mozyakin’s record for a regular season. Traktor beat SKA 4-2 to clinch top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the West, we saw entertaining games in Moscow: Dynamo’s overtime win over Avangard secured second place in the conference; closest challenger Spartak lost at home to Neftekhimik. And Severstal edged a thriller at Kunlun, despite blowing a 3-0 lead. Elsewhere, there were road wins for Sochi and Amur, both by 3-2 scorelines at Dinamo Minsk and Lada respectively.

The 2025 Continental Cup goes to Lokomotiv! The Railwaymen sealed top spot in the regular season standings thanks to victory at home to Admiral on Monday. Loko got there with two games to spare, moving six points clear of Traktor. In the Eastern Conference, Sibir claimed the last remaining playoff spot after defeating Barys 3-2. Monday’s other action saw Metallurg win a shoot-out at home to Vityaz.

Lada’s 7-1 thrashing of Neftekhimik – which featured two shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill – confirmed that Admiral is the seventh playoff qualifier from the Eastern Conference. Neftekhimik can still overhaul Sibir, but cannot afford to lose another game in regulation this season. Elsewhere, five-point games from Alexander Sharov and Semyon Kizimov led Avtomobilist to victory over Sochi. Spartak recorded a third successive win, beating Severstal 4-2.

Dynamo Moscoe tightened its grip on second place in the Western Conference after beating city rival CSKA 2-1 in Saturday’s big game. Sibir had an important victory in the Eastern Conference playoff race, opening a five-point lead over Neftekhimik after edging past Torpedo. Salavat Yulaev kept up the pressure on conference leader Traktor after defeating Dinamo Minsk in a shoot-out. Ak Bars missed the chance to move into the top four with a loss at home to Vityaz. The day’s biggest win went to Metallurg, 7-1 victors over Kunlun. And Saturday’s top scorer was Oleg Li, whose hat-trick sparked Amur’s 5-2 success at home to Barys.

Playoff chasing Neftekhimik grabbed a shoot-out win at Lokomotiv thanks to some fine goaltending from Filipp Dolganov. He made 39 saves to force a 1-1 tie, then went unbeaten in the shoot-out as Loko failed to secure the Continental Cup. Eastern Conference leader Traktor remains in that race thanks to a 5-4 win at Avangard. The Hawks saw their 12-game winning streak come to an end in their final home game of the regular season. Friday’s other action brought a routine win for SKA over Sochi.

A 2-1 victory over Torpedo saw Avtomobilist celebrate its first success at the new UGMK Arena in Yekaterinburg. The result snapped a four-game skid for the Motormen, and also means that Torpedo can finish no higher than eighth in the West – setting up a playoff meeting with Lokomotiv. That was confirmed as Severstal beat Dinamo Minsk in a high-scoring game in Severstal. There were goals in Vladivostok as well, with Barys coming from 1-4 to beat Admiral in a shoot-out. Sibir boosted its playoff prospects with a 4-2 win at home to Amur, and Nikita Gusev scored twice as Dynamo Moscow won 3-1 in Ufa.

Two Eastern Conference giants enjoyed significant wins on Wednesday. Metallurg beat CSKA 4-2 as Ilya Vorobyov suffered a losing return to his former club. Then Ak Bars thumped Traktor 6-2 despite a lacrosse goal from Maxim Shabanov. That result saw Anvar Gatiyatulin mastermind a victory over his former employer. The day’s other action brought a 4-2 win for Spartak at Lada.

Avangard forward Vladimir Tkachyov played his first game of the season after recovering from a serious summer injury. More than that, he grabbed the winner as the Hawks came back from 1-3 to beat Torpedo and climb to third in the East. Neftekhimik defeated Dynamo Moscow by the same 4-3 scoreline, and in doing so handed Lokomotiv first place in the Western Conference. Dinamo Minsk’s winning streak came to an end with defeat at SKA, Admiral eased past Amur to win its sixth Far East derby of the season and Kunlun won on the road at Sochi thanks to four points from Danny O’Regan.