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2017–18 KHL season

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The 2017–18 KHL season was the tenth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 21 August 2017 and ended on 22 April 2018.

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The league accommodated a 33 day Olympic break, to allow its players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in February.

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Team changes

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Jokerit - SKA in Helsinki Ice Challenge with KHL record attendance (17,645).

The Croatian club Medveščak Zagreb relocated back to the Austrian Hockey League, and Russian club Metallurg Novokuznetsk was relegated to the Supreme Hockey League, to bring the total number of KHL teams to 27.

March 2018 KHL announced that two teams going to drop out after this season and next season have 25 teams. Yugra and Lada Togliatti are the teams that will not continue in KHL.

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Divisions and regular season format

In this season, like in the 2016–17 season, each team will play every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 52 games (26 at home, 26 on the road), plus 4 additional games (2 at home, 2 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 56 games in the regular season.[1]

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

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League standings

Western Conference

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Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2018. 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. Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.

Eastern Conference

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Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2018. 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. Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of its conference.
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Gagarin Cup playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
            
1 Russia Ak Bars 4
8 Russia Amur 1
1 Russia Ak Bars 4
5 Russia Metallurg Mg 1
2 Russia Salavat Yulaev 4
7 Russia Avangard 3
1 Russia Ak Bars 4
Eastern Conference
3 Russia Traktor 0
3 Russia Traktor 4
6 Russia Neftekhimik 1
2 Russia Salavat Yulaev 3
3 Russia Traktor 4
4 Russia Avtomobilist 2
5 Russia Metallurg Mg 4
E1 Russia Ak Bars 4
W2 Russia CSKA 1
1 Russia SKA 4
8 Russia Severstal 0
1 Russia SKA 4
4 Russia Lokomotiv 1
2 Russia CSKA 4
7 Russia Spartak 0
1 Russia SKA 2
Western Conference
2 Russia CSKA 4
3 Finland Jokerit 4
6 Russia Sochi 1
2 Russia CSKA 4
3 Finland Jokerit 2
4 Russia Lokomotiv 4
5 Russia Torpedo 0
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Final standings

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Player statistics

Scoring leaders

As of 1 March 2018

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Source: KHL

Leading goaltenders

As of 1 March 2018

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Source: KHL

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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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