2024–25 KHL season

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.^[1]

2024–25 KHL season
League	Kontinental Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	3 September 2024 – 23 March 2025 (regular season)
Number of games	68
Number of teams	23
TV partner(s)	Match TV KHL-TV
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.^[2]

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.^[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 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.

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

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.^[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.

3 September 2024 (2024-09-03)

Metallurg Magnitogorsk	2–3	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Arena Metallurg

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

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.
(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

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
(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

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.
(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^[7]

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
2	Traktor Chelyabinsk
3	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
4	Dynamo Moscow
5	Ak Bars Kazan
6	Avangard Omsk
7	Spartak Moscow
8	Dinamo Minsk
9	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
10	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
11	CSKA Moscow
12	Severstal Cherepovets
13	SKA Saint Petersburg
14	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
15	Sibir Novosibirsk
16	Admiral Vladivostok
17	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
18	Kunlun Red Star
19	Vityaz Moscow Region
20	Lada Togliatti
21	HC Sochi
22	Amur Khabarovsk
23	Barys Astana

See also

• 2024–25 Asia League Ice Hockey season