2024–25 KHL season
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The 2024–25 KHL season was the 17th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There were 23 teams that competed in 68 regular season games, with a record-breaking 187 playing days, between 3 September 2024 and 23 March 2025.[2]
| 2024–25 KHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Games | 68 |
| Teams | 23 |
| TV partner(s) | KHL TV, KHL Prime
Match TV (Russia)
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| Regular season | |
| Continental Cup winner | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Alexander Radulov |
| Finals champions | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| Runners-up | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
Season changes
For the 2024–25 season, the competition remained unchanged with the number of teams participating and divisional placements. Only minor rule adjustments geared towards encouraging offensive play were introduced.[3]
For the second consecutive season, the regular season had 782 games for a new record-breaking 187 gamedays, with each club played 68 regular season engagements. The regular season featured three breaks, the first after 97 consecutive days of matchplay from 9–16 December 2024, followed by the traditional New Year's break from 31 December to 2 January, lastly followed by the 2025 All-Star Week from 7–10 February.[2] The league maintained the previous season playoff format for the Gagarin Cup playoffs with a cross playoff system in which teams participate in the Conference Quarterfinals before a cross conference switch and re-seeding take place from the second round.[2][4][5][6]
Teams
The 23 teams were split into four divisions: the Bobrov Division and the Tarasov Division as part of the Western Conference, with the Kharlamov Division and the Chernyshev Division as part of the Eastern Conference.
Each team played 68 games: in the Western Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 20 intra-conference games (10 home and 10 away games). The remaining 4 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (2 home, 2 on the road). In the Eastern Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 22 intra-conference games (11 home and 11 away games). The remaining 2 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (1 home, 1 on the road). Points were awarded for each game, where two points were awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time, in overtime or after game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time.[7]
Opening Cup
The season started on 3 September 2024 with the Opening cup. The 2024–25 Opening Cup was contested between Metallurg Magnitogorsk the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup Champions and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup runner up.
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 2–3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
|---|---|---|
Standings
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (O, Q, T, Y, Z) | 68 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 191 | 122 | +69 | 102 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow (Q) | 68 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 167 | +37 | 89 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow (Q, B) | 68 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 221 | 197 | +24 | 87 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk (Q) | 68 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 206 | 161 | +45 | 86 | |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow (Q) | 68 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 194 | 170 | +24 | 85 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Severstal Cherepovets (Q) | 68 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 200 | 198 | +2 | 83 | |
| 7 | SKA Saint Petersburg (Q) | 68 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 236 | 205 | +31 | 82 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Q) | 68 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 204 | 196 | +8 | 71 | |
| 9 | Kunlun Red Star | 68 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 171 | 235 | −64 | 62 | |
| 10 | Vityaz Podolsk | 68 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 163 | 188 | −25 | 59 | |
| 11 | HC Sochi | 68 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 153 | 226 | −73 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(B) Won Bobrov Division; (O) Won Opening Cup; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs; (T) Won Tarasov Division; (Y) Won Conference; (Z) Won Continental Cup
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q, K, Y) | 68 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 223 | 159 | +64 | 96 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q, H) | 68 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 212 | 159 | +53 | 93 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Q) | 68 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 197 | 154 | +43 | 90 | |
| 4 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 68 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 178 | 165 | +13 | 89 | |
| 5 | Ak Bars Kazan (Q) | 68 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 211 | 162 | +49 | 87 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Avangard Omsk (Q) | 68 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 205 | 168 | +37 | 87 | |
| 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk (Q) | 68 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 171 | 196 | −25 | 69 | |
| 8 | Admiral Vladivostok (Q) | 68 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 184 | 204 | −20 | 69 | |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 68 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 67 | |
| 10 | Lada Togliatti | 68 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 150 | 188 | −38 | 54 | |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk | 68 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 150 | 235 | −85 | 44 | |
| 12 | Barys Astana | 68 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 99 | 227 | −128 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals
(H) Won Chernyshev Division; (K) Won Kharlamov Division; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs; (Y) Won Conference
Continental Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (O, Q, T, Y, Z) | 68 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 191 | 122 | +69 | 102 | Continental Cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q, K, Y) | 68 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 223 | 159 | +64 | 96 | |
| 3 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q, H) | 68 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 212 | 159 | +53 | 93 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Q) | 68 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 197 | 154 | +43 | 90 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow (Q) | 68 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 167 | +37 | 89 | |
| 6 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 68 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 178 | 165 | +13 | 89 | |
| 7 | Ak Bars Kazan (Q) | 68 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 211 | 162 | +49 | 87 | |
| 8 | Avangard Omsk (Q) | 68 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 205 | 168 | +37 | 87 | |
| 9 | Spartak Moscow (Q, B) | 68 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 221 | 197 | +24 | 87 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk (Q) | 68 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 206 | 161 | +45 | 86 | |
| 11 | CSKA Moscow (Q) | 68 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 194 | 170 | +24 | 85 | |
| 12 | Severstal Cherepovets (Q) | 68 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 200 | 198 | +2 | 83 | |
| 13 | SKA Saint Petersburg (Q) | 68 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 236 | 205 | +31 | 82 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Q) | 68 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 204 | 196 | +8 | 71 | |
| 15 | Sibir Novosibirsk (Q) | 68 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 171 | 196 | −25 | 69 | |
| 16 | Admiral Vladivostok (Q) | 68 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 184 | 204 | −20 | 69 | |
| 17 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 68 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 67 | |
| 18 | Kunlun Red Star | 68 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 171 | 235 | −64 | 62 | |
| 19 | Vityaz Podolsk | 68 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 163 | 188 | −25 | 59 | |
| 20 | Lada Togliatti | 68 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 150 | 188 | −38 | 54 | |
| 21 | HC Sochi | 68 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 153 | 226 | −73 | 47 | |
| 22 | Amur Khabarovsk | 68 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 150 | 235 | −85 | 44 | |
| 23 | Barys Astana | 68 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 99 | 227 | −128 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(B) Won Bobrov Division; (H) Won Chernyshev Division; (K) Won Kharlamov Division; (O) Won Opening Cup; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs; (T) Won Tarasov Division; (Y) Won Conference; (Z) Won Continental Cup
Gagarin Cup playoffs
The Gagarin Cup playoffs started on 26 March 2025.
Bracket
| Conference Quarterfinals | Round 2 | Semifinals | Gagarin Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 |  Traktor
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Admiral
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Traktor
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 |  Dinamo Mn
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Salavat Yulaev
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Sibir
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Traktor
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Dynamo Msk
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Metallurg Mg
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Avangard
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Dynamo Msk
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Ak Bars
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Avtomobilist
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Ak Bars
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Traktor
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lokomotiv
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lokomotiv
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Torpedo
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lokomotiv
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Avangard
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Dynamo Msk
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | SKA
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Lokomotiv
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Salavat Yulaev
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Spartak
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Severstal
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Salavat Yulaev
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Spartak
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Dinamo Mn
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | CSKA
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
- After the Conference Quarterfinals a conference cross-over and re-seeding commenced
- During the Gagarin Cup Finals the team that finished with higher seed in their conference had home ice (if both teams finished with the same seed the team that earned most points during the regular season had home ice)
- source: KHL[8]
Final standings
All-Star Game
The 2025 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game was hosted at the Sibir Arena in Novosibirsk on February 8-9, 2025.[9]
Individual awards
Golden Helmet Award (All-Star Team)
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Vladislav Podyapolsky | Dynamo Moscow/Lada Togliatti |
| D | Alexander Nikishin | SKA Saint-Petersburg |
| D | Damir Sharipzyanov | Avangard Omsk |
| F | Josh Leivo | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| F | Maxim Shabanov | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
| F | Alexander Radulov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
Source: KHL
Golden Stick Award (Regular Season MVP)
Winner: Josh Leivo (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)[10]
Other nominees: Artyom Galimov (Ak Bars Kazan), Maxim Shabanov (Traktor Chelyabinsk)[11]
Alexei Cherepanov Award (Rookie of the Year)
Winner: Ivan Demidov (SKA Saint-Petersburg)[12]
Other nominees: Egor Surin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Semyon Vyazovoy (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)[13]
Goaltender of the Year
Winner: Daniil Isayev (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)[14]
Other nominees: Vladislav Podyapolsky (Dynamo Moscow/Lada Togliatti), Nikita Serebryakov (Avangard Omsk/SKA Saint-Petersburg)[15]
Coach of the Year
Winner: Igor Nikitin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)[16]
Other nominees: Benoit Groulx (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Viktor Kozlov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)[17]
Scoring achievements
| Award | Winner | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Scorer | Josh Leivo | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 80 points |
| Top Sniper | Josh Leivo | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 49 goals |
| Top Scoring Defenceman | Trevor Murphy | Sibir Novosibirsk | 58 points |
| Gagarin Cup Playoffs Top Scorer | Sheldon Rempal | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 21 points[18] |
| Best +/- | Artyom Galimov | Ak Bars Kazan | +31 |
Other awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Gagarin Cup Playoffs MVP | Alexander Radulov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| Sergei Gimayev Award (For Faith Towards Hockey) |
Ilya Kablukov | Avangard Omsk |
| Valentin Sych Award (Best Executive) |
Ivan Savin | Traktor Chelyabinsk |
Source: KHL