2024–25 KHL season
| 2024–25 KHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 68 |
| Number of teams | 23 |
| TV partner(s) |
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| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Western Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O) | 57 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 157 | 105 | +52 | 85 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow | 55 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 167 | 133 | +34 | 73 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 55 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 183 | 163 | +20 | 72 | |
| 4 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 57 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 210 | 175 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 55 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 160 | 140 | +20 | 70 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Severstal Cherepovets | 55 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 165 | 160 | +5 | 69 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 156 | 134 | +22 | 65 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 56 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 172 | 163 | +9 | 62 | |
| 9 | Kunlun Red Star | 56 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 138 | 182 | −44 | 53 | |
| 10 | Vityaz Podolsk | 56 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 135 | 160 | −25 | 47 | |
| 11 | HC Sochi | 55 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 128 | 173 | −45 | 42 |
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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) | 58 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 183 | 140 | +43 | 80 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) | 55 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 176 | 131 | +45 | 75 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 55 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 148 | 130 | +18 | 75 | |
| 4 | Ak Bars Kazan | 55 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 171 | 134 | +37 | 72 | |
| 5 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 56 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 157 | 132 | +25 | 72 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Avangard Omsk | 56 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 165 | 143 | +22 | 66 | |
| 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 55 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 144 | 154 | −10 | 58 | |
| 8 | Admiral Vladivostok | 56 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 150 | 163 | −13 | 58 | |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 55 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 121 | 166 | −45 | 48 | |
| 10 | Lada Togliatti | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 121 | 149 | −28 | 44 | |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk (E) | 56 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 119 | 198 | −79 | 33 | |
| 12 | Barys Astana (E) | 56 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 77 | 175 | −98 | 29 |
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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O) | 57 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 157 | 105 | +52 | 85 | Continental Cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) | 58 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 183 | 140 | +43 | 80 | |
| 3 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) | 55 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 176 | 131 | +45 | 75 | |
| 4 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 55 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 148 | 130 | +18 | 75 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 55 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 167 | 133 | +34 | 73 | |
| 6 | Ak Bars Kazan | 55 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 171 | 134 | +37 | 72 | |
| 7 | Spartak Moscow | 55 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 183 | 163 | +20 | 72 | |
| 8 | Severstal Cherepovets | 55 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 165 | 160 | +5 | 69 | |
| 9 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 56 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 157 | 132 | +25 | 72 | |
| 10 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 57 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 210 | 175 | +35 | 71 | |
| 11 | CSKA Moscow | 55 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 160 | 140 | +20 | 70 | |
| 12 | Avangard Omsk | 56 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 165 | 143 | +22 | 66 | |
| 13 | Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 156 | 134 | +22 | 65 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 56 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 172 | 163 | +9 | 62 | |
| 15 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 55 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 144 | 154 | −10 | 58 | |
| 16 | Admiral Vladivostok | 56 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 150 | 163 | −13 | 58 | |
| 17 | Kunlun Red Star | 56 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 138 | 182 | −44 | 53 | |
| 18 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 55 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 121 | 166 | −45 | 48 | |
| 19 | Vityaz Podolsk | 56 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 135 | 160 | −25 | 47 | |
| 20 | Lada Togliatti | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 121 | 149 | −28 | 44 | |
| 21 | HC Sochi | 55 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 128 | 173 | −45 | 42 | |
| 22 | Amur Khabarovsk (E) | 56 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 119 | 198 | −79 | 33 | |
| 23 | Barys Astana (E) | 56 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 77 | 175 | −98 | 29 |
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
[edit]| 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] |
| Team | Conference | Date | GP | PTS | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barys Astana | East | February 13th 2025 | 54 | 29 | [11] |
| Amur Khabarovsk | East | February 17th 2025 | 54 | 33 | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rule changes for the 2024-25 KHL season". Kontinental Hockey League. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Season 2023/2024: 68 regular season games, cross playoffs" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ ""Most of the clubs voted for a cross playoff" - Alexei Morozov" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Attendances climb, longer season to come". Kontinental Hockey League. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lokomotiv steams into playoffs. February 6 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Dynamo beats SKA, Traktor secures playoff spot. February 11 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Salavat Yulaev confirms playoff place. February 16 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Avto secures playoff spot, Spartak wins Moscow derby. February 17 round-up". Kontinental Hockey League. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "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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