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One week into post season, and all 16 teams are still in the Gagarin Cup race. We’ve seen competitive, exciting hockey in every series – and we might see our first qualifiers advance later today.

Anas’ elite production, Sprong’s domination, Da Costa’s experience and Leivo’s consistency. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Damir Sharipzyanov. The Avangard defenseman just set a KHL record for the most single-season points from the blue line, surpassing Chris Lee’s 2016-2017 campaign.

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.

The final week of the regular season brought a major scoring achievement, a quirky record that stood since 2009 and, of course, confirmation of the full playoff schedule. Read on to look back and look forward.

It has been mostly a quiet week for the league’s international players, but some stood out anyways, with Fiore netting his second KHL hat-trick and Anas continuing his strong pace. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

Going into the final week of the KHL regular season, we have a two-way battle for the last remaining playoff spot. The two conference winners, and the regular season champion, are confirmed – and there’s a possible regular season scoring record up for grabs.

Panik returns to production, Keane posts five points in one game, and Sulak keeps on rolling despite a rocky season for his team. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Barys’ forward Michael Vecchione. The American forward was the hero of the 2026 KHL World Games, hitting three goals in Barys’ 8:4 victory over the Shanghai Dragons.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

The post-season picture is getting clearer. Nine of the 16 playoff spots are now filled, while two teams are out of contention in the West. Elsewhere, scoring records are tumbling from Shanghai to Minsk while three KHLers made it to the medal games at the Olympics.

With some of the top imports busy at the Olympic Games, other players stepped up and had great performances, including scoring leader Sam Anas, and record-setter Taylor Beck. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Andrew Poturalski. The American forward is one of Avangard’s top scorers, and is currently on an impressive thirteen-game scoring streak, a clear sign of being one of the hottest players in the league and fully adapted to his new reality in Omsk.

One Canadian set a new KHL scoring record, another is on a 12-game hot streak. Elsewhere, table-topping Metallurg had a rough week, four more teams confirmed their playoff spots and three KHLers impressed on Slovakia’s Olympic roster.

KHL.ru’s weekly column continues with Taylor Beck. The Canadian veteran forward just established a league’s record: in Sibir’s 10:1 win over HC Sochi, Beck accumulated seven points, with two goals and five assists, surpassing several players who had a six-point night earlier on.

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.

All eyes were on Yekaterinburg as the Ural city hosted the 2026 All-Star Weekend. Before that, Week 23 of the KHL season saw a second team clinch its playoff spot while SKA halted a club record skid. Looking ahead, two more teams are poised to secure post-season, while KHL president Alexei Morozov updated on the possibility of the 3x3 Championship returning this summer.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Michael McLeod. Avangard’s forward had a striking week, helping the Hawks winning three games and scoring consecutive game-winners in two straight games.

There’s a lot to look forward after another busy week in the KHL. Next month sees the return of the KHL World Games and another step towards returning the league to China. And next weekend brings the All-Star Game in Yekaterinburg, one of the highlights of the season.

Nardella helps Torpedo ranking up in the West, Nick Merkley is one of the few bright spots in the Shanghai Dragons’ difficult season. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Dinamo Minsk’s American forward Sam Anas. The 32-years-old has just beat Dinamo Minsk’s record for the most regular-season points in a single campaign, surpassing Charles Linglet’s long-standing mark of 58 points set in 2014–2015.

The KHL trade deadline passed at midnight Sunday – with plenty of action in the final week. Here’s your rundown of the biggest deals.

Daniel Sprong returns to the scoresheet with his new team, Sam Anas keeps on leading the league’s scoring. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Stephane Da Costa. The Frenchman is having another striking season in the KHL, and was just awarded Best Forward for the last week, scoring seven points in three games with a plus-8 rating, helping Avtomobilist celebrate three straight wins.

Hockey is all about getting pucks in net, and week 20 of the KHL was all about the players who do that. An all-time great reached a historic landmark, a prolific D-man achieved an unexpected ‘first’, imports hit rich veins of form and the league leader went goal crazy. One man stood up to the trend, setting a club record shut-out streak.

Gernat keeps on delivering for Lokomotiv, Priskie gets to the scoresheet and Leivo climbs up in the scoring race. KHL.ru presents the top players from each country.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Vadim Shipachyov. After becoming the league’s all-time top scorer, the Dinamo Minsk forward became the first man to reach the 1,000-point milestone yesterday.

The start of 2026 has seen two huge trades involving top KHL talent. We’ve also welcomed a new recruit to the Snipers’ Club and seen the first player reach 1,100 games in the league. And there could be an even bigger achievement on the way next week …

In a light week, several imports had an impact on their team as the fight for postseason qualification continues. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.

After the New Year break, two KHL teams announced high-profile imports were rejoining – while another placed a big-name forward on waivers. Elsewhere, we’re two away from seeing the first player to reach 1,000 points in the KHL, and it could happen at his hometown club on Thursday.

Commentator for KHL TV channels and expert at KHL.ru, Anton Vasyatin, presents the top ten most prominent players in the U23 category (born 2003-2008) in the league based on their performance in the third month of the regular season.

KHL.ru’s weekly column returns with Dmitry Kvartalnov. On Sunday, he became the first man to coach 1,000 games in the KHL on Sunday. His landmark was a successful one, with a 5:3 win over Dynamo Moscow putting the Bison on top of the Western Conference.

For the first time in history, a coach has reached 1,000 games in the KHL – and in the process, he lifted his team to the top of the Western Conference. Not a bad way to end 2025!

Alex Limoges and Dinamo Minsk keep on delivering, Stephane Da Costa never gets old. KHL.ru presents the best players from each country.