The 2024–25 KHL season is the 17th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There are 23 teams that will compete in 68 regular season games, with a record-breaking 187 playing days, having begun on 3 September 2024 until through 23 March 2025.[1]

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.[2]

For the second consecutive season, the regular season will have 782 games scheduled for a new record-breaking 187 gamedays, with each club to play 68 regular season engagements. The regular season will feature three breaks, the first after 97 consecutive days of matchplay from 9–16 December 2023, followed by the traditional New Year's break from 31 December to 2 January, lastly followed by the 2024 All-Star Week from 7–10 February.[1] 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.[1][3][4][5]

Teams

The 23 teams are 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.

Western Conference Eastern Conference
Bobrov Division Tarasov Division Kharlamov Division Chernyshev Division
Russia SKA Saint Petersburg Russia CSKA Moscow Russia Ak Bars Kazan Russia Admiral Vladivostok
Russia HC Sochi Belarus Dinamo Minsk Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Russia Amur Khabarovsk
Russia Spartak Moscow Russia Dynamo Moscow Russia Lada Togliatti Russia Avangard Omsk
Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod China Kunlun Red Star Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk Kazakhstan Barys Astana
Russia Vityaz Moscow Region Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russia Severstal Cherepovets Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk Russia Sibir Novosibirsk

Each team plays 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.[6]

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 Magnitogorsk2–3Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Standings

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O) 58 33 9 3 13 161 106 +55 87 Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 Spartak Moscow 56 26 7 8 15 189 165 +24 74 Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 Dynamo Moscow 57 30 4 5 18 170 143 +27 73
4 Severstal Cherepovets 56 31 4 1 20 171 162 +9 71
5 SKA Saint Petersburg 57 25 8 5 19 210 175 +35 71 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 CSKA Moscow 56 23 8 8 17 161 144 +17 70
7 Dinamo Minsk 56 28 3 7 18 165 135 +30 69
8 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 57 21 7 8 21 178 166 +12 64
9 Kunlun Red Star 57 16 8 5 28 139 186 −47 53
10 Vityaz Podolsk 57 17 4 7 29 138 161 −23 49
11 HC Sochi 57 15 4 6 32 136 182 −46 44
Updated to match(es) played on February 21 2025. Source: KHL
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.
(O) Won Opening Cup; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) 59 31 7 6 15 187 141 +46 82 Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) 56 28 7 7 14 153 133 +20 77 Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) 57 27 9 3 18 177 137 +40 75
4 Ak Bars Kazan (Q) 57 27 9 2 19 176 139 +37 74
5 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 57 24 10 4 19 158 134 +24 72 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 Avangard Omsk 57 25 7 4 21 167 144 +23 68
7 Sibir Novosibirsk 56 23 2 8 23 146 160 −14 58
8 Admiral Vladivostok 56 15 9 10 22 150 163 −13 58
9 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 57 14 4 15 24 126 171 −45 51
10 Lada Togliatti 56 16 4 6 30 125 153 −28 46
11 Amur Khabarovsk (E) 57 9 4 7 37 122 203 −81 33
12 Barys Astana (E) 57 7 4 7 39 79 181 −102 29
Updated to match(es) played on February 21 2025. Source: KHL
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
(E) Eliminated from Gagarin cup playoffs; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs

Continental Cup

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O) 58 33 9 3 13 161 106 +55 87 Continental Cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) 59 31 7 6 15 187 141 +46 82
3 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) 56 28 7 7 14 153 133 +20 77
4 Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) 57 27 9 3 18 177 137 +40 75
5 Dynamo Moscow 57 30 4 5 18 170 143 +27 73
6 Ak Bars Kazan (Q) 57 27 9 2 19 176 139 +37 74
7 Spartak Moscow 56 26 7 8 15 189 165 +24 74
8 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 57 24 10 4 19 158 134 +24 72
9 Severstal Cherepovets 56 31 4 1 20 171 162 +9 71
10 SKA Saint Petersburg 57 25 8 5 19 210 175 +35 71
11 CSKA Moscow 56 23 8 8 17 161 144 +17 70
12 Dinamo Minsk 56 28 3 7 18 165 135 +30 69
13 Avangard Omsk 57 25 7 4 21 167 144 +23 68
14 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 57 21 7 8 21 178 166 +12 64
15 Sibir Novosibirsk 56 23 2 8 23 146 160 −14 58
16 Admiral Vladivostok 56 15 9 10 22 150 163 −13 58
17 Kunlun Red Star 57 16 8 5 28 139 186 −47 53
18 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 57 14 4 15 24 126 171 −45 51
19 Vityaz Podolsk 57 17 4 7 29 138 161 −23 49
20 Lada Togliatti 56 16 4 6 30 125 153 −28 46
21 HC Sochi 57 15 4 6 32 136 182 −46 44
22 Amur Khabarovsk (E) 57 9 4 7 37 122 203 −81 33
23 Barys Astana (E) 57 7 4 7 39 79 181 −102 29
Updated to match(es) played on February 21 2025. Source: KHL
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.
(E) Eliminated from Gagarin cup playoffs; (O) Won Opening Cup; (Q) Qualified for Gagarin cup playoffs

Playoff Qualification timeline

Qualified for playoffs
Team Conference Date GP PTS Ref
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl West February 6th 2025 54 82 [7]
Traktor Chelyabinsk East February 11th 2025 55 76 [8]
Salavat Yulaev Ufa East February 16th 2025 55 75 [9]
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg East February 17th 2025 55 75 [10]
Ak Bars Kazan East February 21th 2025 57 74 [11]
Eliminated from playoffs
Team Conference Date GP PTS Ref
Barys Astana East February 13th 2025 54 29 [12]
Amur Khabarovsk East February 17th 2025 54 33 [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2024-2025 KHL season's calendar: the longest season in league history". Kontinental Hockey League. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Rule changes for the 2024-25 KHL season". Kontinental Hockey League. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Season 2023/2024: 68 regular season games, cross playoffs" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ ""Most of the clubs voted for a cross playoff" - Alexei Morozov" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Attendances climb, longer season to come". Kontinental Hockey League. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Kontinental Hockey League Championship – Russian Men's Ice Hockey Championship 2024/2025. Stage 2 Guidelines" (PDF). KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 4 September 2021. In each Conference teams are seeded first to eighth depending on points scored and regardless of Division placing.
  7. ^ "Lokomotiv steams into playoffs. February 6 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Dynamo beats SKA, Traktor secures playoff spot. February 11 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Salavat Yulaev confirms playoff place. February 16 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Avto secures playoff spot, Spartak wins Moscow derby. February 17 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Playoff spot for Ak Bars, hat-trick for Artamonov. February 21 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Derby joy for Dynamo, SKA hits landmark goal. February 13 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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