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2015–16 KHL season

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The 2015–16 KHL season was the eighth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 24 August 2015 with the Opening Cup between defending champions SKA Saint Petersburg and last year's Continental Cup winners CSKA Moscow, replacing Ak Bars Kazan, the previous season's Gagarin Cup finalists.[1][2]

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Team changes

Spartak Moscow returned to the league prior to this season.[3][4] It was also announced by KHL President Dmitry Chernyshenko that Atlant Moscow Oblast would not participate in the league this season due to financial problems.[5]

Divisions and regular season format

In this season, each team played every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 54 games (27 at home, 27 on the road), plus 6 additional games (3 at home, 3 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 60 games in the regular season.[6]

How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.[2][7]

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League standings

Western Conference

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Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference

Eastern Conference

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Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference
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Gagarin Cup Playoffs

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Gagarin Cup

The playoffs started on 21 February 2016 with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on 19 April 2016.[8]

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
            
1 Russia Avangard 4
8 Russia Neftekhimik 0
1 Russia Avangard 3
4 Russia Salavat Yulaev 4
2 Russia Metallurg Mg 4
7 Russia Avtomobilist 2
4 Russia Salavat Yulaev 1
Eastern Conference
2 Russia Metallurg Mg 4
3 Russia Sibir 4
6 Russia Admiral 1
2 Russia Metallurg Mg 4
3 Russia Sibir 1
4 Russia Salavat Yulaev 4
5 Russia Ak Bars 3
2 Russia Metallurg Mg 4
1 Russia CSKA 3
1 Russia CSKA 4
8 Slovakia Slovan 0
1 Russia CSKA 4
7 Russia Torpedo 1
2 Finland Jokerit 2
7 Russia Torpedo 4
1 Russia CSKA 4
Western Conference
6 Russia SKA 0
3 Russia Lokomotiv 1
6 Russia SKA 4
5 Russia Dynamo Msk 2
6 Russia SKA 4
4 Russia HC Sochi 0
5 Russia Dynamo Msk 4
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Final standings

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Player statistics

Scoring leaders

As of 18 February 2016

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Leading goaltenders

As of 18 February 2016

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Awards

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Players of the Month

Best KHL players of each month.

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Milestones

References

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