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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.

Monday’s top story was the opening of Avtomobilist’s new arena. Unfortunately, the party did not go entirely to plan, with visitor CSKA claiming a 4-3 win on the first night. Spartak enjoyed a 5-3 victory at Ak Bars in an entertaining game, while the conference leaders celebrated shut-out wins: Traktor 6-0 at Lada, Lokomotiv 3-0 at home to Severstal. Sibir’s playoff prospects took a knock with a 1-3 reverse at Vityaz.

Sunday’s only KHL action saw Dinamo Minsk beat Kunlun 4-2 to record a ninth successive victory. That run of form has the Belarusians up to third in the Western Conference, just two points behind second-placed Dynamo Moscow and level with CSKA.

Torpedo became the eighth and final team to secure its place in the Western Conference playoffs. Victory at home to Spartak punched that post-season ticket and finally eliminated Kunlun Red Star. SKA had a 4-2 win over Metallurg in Saturday’s clash of the titans, while Avangard kept up its winning streak with a 2-0 verdict at Ak Bars. The biggest winners of the day were Vityaz (5-0 at Sochi) and Traktor (5-1 over Severstal) and there were shut-out wins for CSKA at Barys and Lada at home to Sibir.

Friday’s only KHL game was a heavyweight clash that saw Dynamo deliver a knock-out blow in the third period.

Avangard reeled off a 10th successive victory, coming from 0-2 to beat Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod. As a result, the home team missed the chance to confirm its playoff spot. Salavat Yulaev and Metallurg both secured their fifth consecutive successes: Ufa won in overtime at Amur, while Magnitka eased to a 3-0 verdict over Sochi. Severstal defeated Vityaz by the same 3-0 scoreline. In the Eastern playoff race, Neftekhimik got a big boost. A 3-2 win at Admiral, coupled with Sibir’s 1-4 loss at basement club Barys, means just four points separate those two in the race for eighth place.

Dinamo Minsk secured its eighth successive victory, beating Lada 4-2 to maintain its impressive form in the closing weeks of the regular season. Spartak fell to a third successive loss, going down in a shoot-out as Kunlun Red Star got the win that keeps its playoff hopes intact for at least another day. In the East, Ak Bars beat Avtomobilist 3-1, denying the visitor the chance to draw level with second-placed Salavat Yulaev.

Tuesday’s big game was in Moscow, where SKA edged a shoot-out win over CSKA after a 2-2 tie in regulation. Alexander Nikishin’s goal ended a four-game losing run for the visitor. Earlier, Josh Leivo scored his 44th goal of the season as Salavat Yulaev won 3-1 at Amur. Leivo is just four behind Sergei Mozyakin’s record 48-goal haul from 2017. Also in the Far East, Admiral’s 1-0 win over Neftekhimik puts it close to clinching a playoff spot. Lokomotiv breezed to a 5-0 win at Severstal and Avangard kept up it’s winning streak with an overtime verdict at Sochi.

Dinamo Minsk and Dynamo Moscow continued their good recent form. The Belarusians won 6-2 at home to Kunlun, recording a seventh straight victory and climbing to fifth in the West. In Moscow, a 4-1 win over Avtomobilist gave Alexei Kudashov’s men some breathing space in the race for second place. Torpedo’s 4-3 win at Vityaz ended the home team’s playoff prospects. In the East, Lada is still alive, but the Motormen are running out of chances after a shoot-out loss at Metallurg.

It was a big day for teams in the East. Conference leader Traktor hammered Barys 8-0, Avangard won 5-1 at Spartak to make it eight victories on the spin, and both Ak Bars and Salavat Yulaev scored six on the road. In the West, Dinamo Minsk claimed a sixth straight win, sending SKA to a fourth successive loss. Elsewhere, Amur edged Neftekhimik in a shoot-out and Lokomotiv had a 4-2 road win at Sochi.

Dynamo and CSKA are fighting it out for second place in the Western Conference. Both won on Saturday – Dynamo 6-3 over Kunlun, CSKA 4-2 over Torpedo – to move clear of fourth-placed Spartak. As a result of those games, SKA is also now guaranteed a playoff spot. In the Eastern Conference, Metallurg’s 3-1 win over Avtomobilist moves it to fourth in the standings.

Friday’s KHL action brought full value for the fans. Of five games played, four went to overtime and three of them to a shoot-out. Traktor was the only team to win in regulation, rallying from 0-2 to defeat Ak Bars in Chelyabinsk. Amur began the day with an OT win over Neftekhimik and, in doing so, secured a playoff spot for Avangard. Salavat Yulaev won in a shoot-out at Admiral, and Sibir recorded a similar verdict at home to Vityaz. In the later game, Barys snapped its long losing streak with a shoot-out win at Lada.

Thursday’s KHL action saw Severstal, CSKA and Dinamo Minsk clinch their playoff places. The key result was CSKA’s 6-0 victory over ninth-placed Kunlun. As well as guaranteeing a top-eight finish for the Muscovites, it also opened the way for Severstal (beaten 2-3 at home by Torpedo) and Dinamo (2-1 winners over Spartak) to punch their tickets. The day’s other game saw Dynamo Moscow return to second in the West with a 1-0 win over SKA in St. Petersburg.

It was the last ever KHL game scheduled to be played at Yekaterinburg’s Uralets Arena, and it ended with a 2-1 win for Avtomobilist over Ak Bars in Wednesday’s big game. Elsewhere, Reid Boucher returned to Avangard’s line-up and scored an OT winner against Vityaz, while Metallurg defeated Barys 4-1.

Dynamo and Spartak are the latest teams to confirm their playoff participation. Dynamo got there with a 3-1 win over Lokomotiv in Yaroslavl, while Spartak thrashed SKA to seal their top-eight finish. CSKA’s win at Torpedo wasn’t quite enough for Ilya Vorobyov’s team to complete its mission, but it did spare Sochi from elimination from the race in the West. Earlier in the day, Sheldon Rempal scored twice in a comeback win for Salavat Yulaev over Lada.

Metallurg is the latest team to secure its playoff place thanks to a 4-1 win at home to Severstal. Admiral boosted its chances of a top eight finish when it beat its closest rival, Sibir, 5-2 in Novosibirsk. Avtomobilist edged a 2-1 verdict over Vityaz and a hat-trick from Tyler Graovac helped Kunlun win at Sochi.

In recent weeks, the Western Conference has produced an intriguing battle for position among five clubs trailing runaway leader Lokomotiv. Today, Dinamo Minsk made it a six-horse race with victory at Spartak. The 3-0 win puts the Belarusians ahead of SKA and just three points behind today’s opponent. Spartak stays second in the section. Elsewhere, Neftekhimik boosted its playoff prospects with a 3-1 win at Traktor, CSKA defeated Salavat Yulaev 4-2 in Ufa, and Ak Bars got the only home win of the day against Lada.

For the second time this season, Kunlun Red Star celebrated a high-scoring road win in St. Petersburg. Today’s 6-4 success follows a 5-4 verdict early in the season. Former KRS forward Nail Yakupov also had something to celebrate: his 100th KHL goal gave his current club, Avangard, a 2-1 win at home to Amur. Lokomotiv beat Sibir in OT, Severstal blanked Avtomobilist in Yekaterinburg and Admiral won 4-2 at Barys.

Ak Bars became the fourth team to reserve its playoff place in the east. However, Anvar Gatiyatulin’s men did it the hard way, winning in OT after Neftekhimik recovered from 0-2. Torpedo youngster Nikita Artamonov celebrated his first KHL hat-trick in a 6-3 win over Sochi. Dinamo Minsk had a high-scoring success as well, winning 5-0 at Dynamo Moscow and denying the Blue-and-Whites the chance to confirm their playoff place. Elsewhere, Traktor eased to a 4-1 win over Lada and Vityaz surprised Salavat Yulaev with late goals in a 3-1 verdict.

A win at home to Sibir moved Spartak up to second in the West, a point clear of city rival Dynamo Moscow. Severstal is up to fourth after a convincing success at Barys, while Lokomotiv was able to name goalie Daniil Isayev on the roster for the first time since he got injured on Jan. 10. True, Isayev didn’t make it onto the ice; the Railwaymen eased past Kunlun without him. In the East, Alexander Sharov scored twice as Avtomobilist recorded a fourth victory over Amur this season.

Sochi forward Daniil Seroukh scored five goals on Dynamo Moscow as the lowly Leopards shocked the second-placed Muscovites. That’s three wins in a row for Sochi, while Dynamo fluffed its chance to gain a small cushion in second place, going down 3-5 on home ice. There was another surprise home loss in the capital as CSKA fell 1-4 to Dinamo Minsk, with Vadim Shipachyov scoring twice. In the East, Lada blanked Salavat Yulaev to stay on the fringes of the playoff race. And Avangard made it five wins in a row with a 2-1 home success against Metallurg.

There was only one KHL game on Tuesday, and it ended in a 3-2 win for Neftekhimik over Ak Bars.

A 5-0 win at Sibir saw Avtomobilist sweep into the playoffs in some style. The Motormen are the third confirmed qualifier from the Eastern conference. At the other end of the scale, Amur’s hopes are over following a 2-5 loss at home to Traktor. The big game in the West saw Spartak defeat Moscow rival Dynamo in overtime thanks to Nikolai Goldobin’s winner. No less important in the battle for position ahead of the playoffs, SKA won 5-3 at Severstal as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first goals since November. Sochi shocked CSKA again, winning 4-1 in Moscow. Metallurg had a 3-1 win at rock-bottom Barys, while Dinamo Minsk beat Vityaz 4-2 thanks to a couple of Sam Anas goals.

An overtime victory over Lokomotiv was good enough for Salavat Yulaev to secure its place in the 2025 playoffs. The win also moves Ufa within three points of Traktor in the race for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Ak Bars could also have clinched its playoff spot today, but suffered a heavy defeat in Omsk.

Spartak and Torpedo produced one of the most memorable games of the season in Moscow. The visitor jumped to a 4-0 lead inside half an hour, only for Spartak to rally in style and claim a 7-4 fightback win. There were high-scoring encounters elsewhere: Neftekhimik shocked SKA in a 4-3 game, Metallurg won 5-2 at Sibir, and it took a shoot-out to give Kunlun victory after a 4-4 tie at home to Vityaz. Eastern Conference leader Traktor won again, 2-1 at Admiral, while Avtomobilist stayed in touch with the pacesetters thanks to an OT success at Amur. Lada halted its long losing run with victory at struggling Barys.

Friday’s big game saw Salavat Yulaev enjoy a Green Derby win over Ak Bars. Moreover, the 3-0 success in Ufa lifted Viktor Kozlov’s team into second place in the East ahead of today’s opponent. Later, table-topping Lokomotiv enjoyed a convincing win at Severstal. The Railwaymen improved after dropping three of the last four games, the Lynx missed the chance to climb to third in the Western Conference.