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The first pre-season tournament of 2025 went to Metallurg, triumphant at the Minsk Cup. Shanghai Dragons unveiled a World Championship-winning head coach and announced their first players for the coming campaign. SKA also made big signings, while Barys began its rebuild.

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.

August 1 marked the end of the summer for most KHL teams. But roster-building continues, with a veteran coach returning to the league and yet another Calder Cup winner arriving from the AHL. Meanwhile, Lokomotiv staged its title parade and the league announced a couple of tweaks to the rules for the coming season.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season. For Dynamo Moscow, finishing second in the Western Conference set up a tough path through the playoffs. Nonetheless, the Blue-and-Whites made it through two rounds before falling to Traktor for the second season in a row. This time, though, it was a first semi-final since 2013.

Traktor finds a substitute for Fucale, while Admiral returns a Slovak goalie to the league. Neftekhimik inks a new deal with one of last year’s top scorers.

The big news of the week was CSKA’s new head coach. Elsewhere, imports are on the move in Moscow and Traktor has an incoming goalie to replace Zach Fucale.

KHL.ru presents the finalists for the best goaltender in the 2024-2025 Fonbet KHL season.

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl und Traktor Chelyabinsk gewinnen die Halbfinalserien gegen die ehemaligen Gagarin Cup Sieger Salavat Yulaev und Dynamo Moskau jeweils mit 4:1.

Traktor is on its way to the 2025 Gagarin Cup final after a dramatic finish in Chelyabinsk this afternoon. Benoit Groulx’s team was looking to wrap up the series in game five but blew a 3-1 lead in the third period. However, with overtime looming, Maxim Shabanov grabbed a 59th-minute winner to send the home team through to face Lokomotiv.

Facing elimination, Dynamo Moscow avoided a sweep with a composed 3:1 victory over Traktor in game four of the Gagarin Cup semifinals. Missing key imports, the Blue-and-Whites relied on timely goals and solid defense to snap a playoff losing streak against the Chelyabinsk side. As the series shifts back to the Urals, Dynamo must deliver again to keep their hopes alive against a Traktor team still holding the upper hand.

After two rounds of very close series, the Gagarin Cup semi-finals have – so far – seen more dominant performances. Both could be settled in five games and it’s possible that the outcome will guarantee a new name on the big trophy.

A 3-1 win on home ice means Dynamo Moscow escaped a sweep at the hands of Traktor in the 2025 KHL playoff semi-finals. Now the teams are poised to continue their battle in Chelyabinsk, with Benoit Groulx’s men looking to finish the job on Tuesday.

Down 0-3 in the series, Dynamo Moscow faces elimination as Traktor Chelyabinsk eyes a sweep and a long-awaited return to the Gagarin Cup finals. Game three saw the first OT of the semifinals, with Maxim Shabanov sealing the win and extending his scoring streak. With no penalties in regulation last time out, discipline may again prove crucial. Can Dynamo fight back on home ice, or will Traktor finish the job today in the capital?

For the first time in this year’s Gagarin Cup semi-finals, we went to overtime. Dynamo and Traktor tied 2-2 in Moscow before Maxim Shabanov gave the visitor the verdict.

Traktor heads to Moscow with a 2-0 series lead after back-to-back narrow wins, powered by early scoring and strong goaltending from Zach Fucale. Dynamo, still searching for answers in net, will hope that home ice—and Jordan Weal’s continued scoring streak—can help shift the momentum. With drama and emotions in sight for both sides, game three is shaping up to be a pivotal clash in this semifinal series.

A second home victory put Traktor 2-0 up in its 2025 Gagarin Cup semi-final series against Dynamo. Zach Fucale made two big saves in the final minute to preserve the home team’s one-goal lead and send the series to Moscow with the Chelyabinsk team on top.

The Chelyabinsk side stormed back in game one to snatch a dramatic 4:3 win, continuing its trend of comeback victories this postseason. Dynamo Moscow, despite Jordan Weal’s two-goal effort, couldn’t hold the lead and now looks to respond with urgency in a pivotal second clash of this high-stakes semifinal series.

Last week saw the conclusion of round two of the 2025 KHL playoffs. Now just four teams are left in the race for the Gagarin Cup. Meanwhile, after the season comes to an end, others are beginning to formalize their plans for 2025/2026.

After last year’s sweep by Traktor in the second round, Dynamo Moscow is back and determined to settle the score. The Blue-and-Whites seek redemption as they head to Chelyabinsk for the opening game of the semifinals. In the regular season, the teams traded wins, setting the stage for what promises to be a thrilling battle. All eyes are on whether Dynamo can reverse their fortunes against a confident Traktor side.

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl musste im KHL Viertelfinale gegen Avangard Omsk in ein Game 7, um das Semifinale zu erreichen. Ebenfalls weiter sind Dynamo Moskau, Traktor Chelyabinsk und Salavat Yulaev.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Gagarin Cup playoffs’ second round in four categories.

A 6-1 win in Kazan saw Dynamo Moscow power past Ak Bars into the semi-finals of the 2025 Gagarin Cup. It’s the Blue-and-Whites’ best run since winning it all in 2013, while Anvar Gatiyatulin will take Ak Bars no further in his first season as head coach.

Ak Bars is backed into a corner, needing a win tonight to keep its playoff hopes alive. After three straight losses, the Kazan team returns home hoping to force a game seven in Moscow. Dynamo, meanwhile, rides the momentum of its first home win in the series and can clinch a semifinal spot with one more solid performance. Goalie decisions and scoring streaks could tip the balance in this thriller.

The Gagarin Cup second round continues and Traktor is the first team to secure its place in the semi-finals. The other three ties are all heading for game six, with Dynamo Moscow, Spartak and Lokomotiv having a narrow advantage.

Traktor became the first team to reach the 2025 Gagarin Cup semi-finals after wrapping up its series against Dinamo Minsk in five games. A 3-1 win in Chelyabinsk saw Benoit Groulx’s team through the final four for the second year running. In Sunday’s other action, Dynamo Moscow recorded the first home victory of its series against Ak Bars and leads 3-2 ahead of the return to Kazan on Tuesday.

Traktor and Dynamo Moscow face crucial game fives today in the 2025 Gagarin Cup playoffs. First, Traktor can close out its second-round series against Dinamo Minsk on home ice after bouncing back from a heavy defeat. Then, Dynamo returns to Moscow with momentum on its side, aiming to break the home-ice curse and take the lead in a hard-fought series against Ak Bars, which is currently tied at two.

In Minsk, Traktor edged a 3-2 verdict to go up 3-1 in the Gagarin Cup second round playoff series against Dinamo. Just two days after an 8-0 drubbing, Benoit Groulx’s team is just one win away from the semi-finals. Today’s other series is all square: Dynamo Moscow won 3-2 in Kazan despite a dominant performance from Ak Bars. The teams had back to the capital tied at 2-2.

Dinamo Minsk looks to ride momentum after an 8:0 blowout to even the series against Traktor, while Dynamo Moscow aims to build on a crucial road win and tighten their grip on Ak Bars. With both capital teams trying to capitalize on surging form and key scoring streaks, tonight’s games promise intensity, unpredictability, and perhaps another twist in two fiercely contested Gagarin Cup battles.

After four days of the second round of the KHL playoffs, all four series are at 2-1. Today, Dinamo Minsk reduced its deficit against Traktor with an emphatic 8-0 victory, while Dynamo Moscow won 3-1 in Kazan to move closer to Ak Bars.

Dinamo Minsk and Dynamo Moscow will try to cut the opposition’s advantage in game three. The Belarusians will have a chance at home, while the Blue-and-Whites travel to Tatarstan to try and revert the trend of the first couple of matches.

Traktor pulled off another comeback win to open a 2-0 lead over Dinamo Minsk in its Gagarin Cup second round series. The Belarusians led 3-0, but tied 3-3 in regulation before Grigory Dronov’s goal sent the pairing to Minsk with Traktor in control. Ak Bars also holds a 2-0 lead in its series against Dynamo Moscow. A 2-0 success in the Russian capital has Anvar Gatiyatulin’s men heading home in a strong position.

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 first round of the elimination stage.

In the first game, Eastern-based Traktor and Ak Bars defeated Dinamo Minsk and Dynamo Moscow, respectively, to start the series on a positive note. Today, the Western Conference’s teams will be seeking revenge as the second games tip off, hoping to even the score and shift momentum back in their favor.

There was drama in the closing stages of both KHL playoff games on Saturday. Ak Bars saw a two-goal lead evaporate, but scored twice in the last two minutes to win at Dynamo Moscow. Traktor’s recovery was even more spectacular: down 1-2 in the last minute, it scored three times to win 4-2 against Dinamo Minsk.

The second round continues, with Traktor facing Dinamo Minsk and Dynamo Moscow hosting Ak Bars. It’s the first time that Traktor clashes with the Belarusians in the Gagarin Cup playoffs, and overall the first time for the Minsk franchise to advance past the first round. Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars, instead, last met in the elimination stage back in 2009 – sixteen years ago, with the Kazan side claiming the final victory.

Mit Metallurg Magnitogorsk scheiterte der amtierende Gagarin Cup Champion bereits in der ersten Runde. Nur Lokomotiv war mit einem Sweep souverän.  

Six of eight first-round playoff series are in the books. We’ve seen the defending champion deposed, a new recruit for the 250-goal club and just one series ending in a sweep. And there are a couple of game seven deciders to look out for ahead of round two.

Dynamo became the fourth and final Western Conference candidate to progress to the second round of the 2025 Gagarin Cup playoffs. A 5-2 victory in St. Petersburg completed a 4-2 win in its series against SKA, with Nikita Gusev netting his 250th KHL goal against his former club.

Game 6 drama takes center stage across the league, with three teams aiming to force a decisive showdown. Admiral, SKA, and Sibir all return home with their seasons on the line, hoping to channel the energy of the friendly walls and flip the script in their series. Traktor, Dynamo Moscow, and Salavat Yulaev, meanwhile, are just one win away from sealing their spot in the next round. With emotions running high and momentum swinging wildly, expect intensity, highlight-reel plays, and playoff tension at its finest. Will the chasers turn the tide?

For the third time in five games, SKA and Dynamo went to overtime. This time, though, it was the Petersburg team that won it in the extras. As a result, the series continues in the Northern Capital on Sunday with Dynamo leading 3-2.