- 1 March – 25 April 2020 (scheduled)
- 1–12 March 2020 (actual)
Teams | 16 |
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Tournament statistics |
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Scoring leader(s) | Linus Omark (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) (12 points) |
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The 2020 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on 1 March 2020, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2019–20 KHL regular season.[1] The playoffs were scheduled to finish no later than 25 April 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second round of the playoffs were initially delayed,[2] but on 25 March 2020, the playoffs were called off.[3]
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, the standard 16 teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference
The regular season winners and Continental Cup winners were CSKA Moscow with 94 points.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | CSKA Moscow (Y, Z) | 62 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 202 | 99 | +103 | 94 |
2 | SKA Saint Petersburg (X) | 62 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 179 | 118 | +61 | 93 |
3 | Jokerit | 62 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 184 | 164 | +20 | 84 |
4 | Dynamo Moscow | 62 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 182 | 144 | +38 | 82 |
5 | Spartak Moscow | 62 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 173 | 143 | +30 | 77 |
6 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 62 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 170 | 151 | +19 | 73 |
7 | Vityaz Podolsk | 62 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 137 | 166 | −29 | 65 |
8 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 62 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 165 | 167 | −2 | 64 |
Source: KHL
(X) Won division; (Y) Won conference; (Z) Won Continental Cup
Eastern Conference
Ak Bars Kazan were the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 93 points.
Source: KHL
(X) Won division; (Y) Won conference
Playoff bracket
In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Gagarin Cup Finals, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary).
The 2020 Gagarin Cup playoffs started on 1 March 2020, and were scheduled to finish no later than 25 April 2020.[4] The top eight teams from each of the twelve-team conferences qualified for the playoffs.
On 25 March 2020, the remaining scheduled games were cancelled.[5] The bracket below shows the position of each team at the time of the cancellation of the playoffs.
- ^ On 16 March 2020, Barys voluntarily withdrew from the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
- ^ On 14 March 2020, Jokerit voluntarily withdrew from the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
First round
Eastern Conference first round
(1) Ak Bars Kazan vs. (8) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Ak Bars Kazan finished first in the Eastern Conference earning 93 points, winning their second Eastern Conference title in three years. Their opponents and Kharlamov Division rivals Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk finished as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed, earning 64 points. The teams had met once previously in the playoffs with Ak Bars Kazan sweeping the first round series in 2013 – having finished as the number 1 and 8 seeds respectively in the 2012–13 season. Having played four times during the season, both teams won two games each.[8]
2 March | Ak Bars Kazan | | 4–1 | | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | TatNeft Arena | Recap | |
| First period | 14:08 – Marat Khairullin (1) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
| Third period | No scoring |
Timur Bilyalov (32 shots / 31 saves) | Goalie stats | Konstantin Barulin (29 shots / 25 saves) |
4 March | Ak Bars Kazan | | 5–1 | | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | TatNeft Arena | Recap | |
| First period | 01:31 – Pavel Kulikov (1) |
| Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
Timur Bilyalov (32 shots / 31 saves) | Goalie stats | |
Barys Nur-Sultan finished second in the Eastern Conference earning 84 points, winning their second consecutive Chernyshev Division title. Their opponents Metallurg Magnitogorsk finished as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed, earning 65 points. The teams had met twice previously in the playoffs with Metallurg Magnitogorsk winning both previous series – a game 7 decider in the first round in 2012, and a second round sweep in 2017. Barys Nur-Sultan won three out of the four games to be held between the teams during the 2019–20 season.[9]
3 March | Barys Nur-Sultan | | 0–3 | | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Barys Arena | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | No scoring |
No scoring | Second period | |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
| Goalie stats | Vasily Koshechkin (35 shots / 35 saves) |
(3) Avangard Omsk vs. (6) Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Avangard Omsk finished third in the Eastern Conference earning 83 points. Their opponents and Chernyshev Division rivals Salavat Yulaev Ufa finished as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed, earning 68 points. The teams had met four times previously in the playoffs – two wins apiece – with this meeting being the third consecutive year in which the teams had met one another. Avangard Omsk won all four games to be held between the teams during the 2019–20 season.[9]
5 March | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | | 6–3 | | Avangard Omsk | Ufa Arena | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | |
| Second period | No scoring |
| Third period | 14:05 – Brandon McMillan (1; PPG) |
Juha Metsola (35 shots / 32 saves) | Goalie stats | |
7 March | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | | 1–5 | | Avangard Omsk | Ufa Arena | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | |
No scoring | Second period | |
Teemu Hartikainen (4) – 06:26 | Third period | No scoring |
| Goalie stats | Igor Bobkov (37 shots / 36 saves) |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa win 4–2 | |
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(4) Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs. (5) Sibir Novosibirsk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg finished fourth in the Eastern Conference earning 78 points. Their opponents and Kharlamov Division rivals Sibir Novosibirsk finished as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed, earning 74 points. This was the first playoff meeting between the two teams, and Sibir Novosibirsk made the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Sibir Novosibirsk won three out of the four games to be held between the teams during the 2019–20 season, two of which came in overtime.[8]
2 March | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | | 0–2 | | Sibir Novosibirsk | KRK Uralets | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | 17:26 – Juuso Puustinen (1) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | 19:05 – Evgeny Chesalin (1; ENG) |
Jakub Kovář (19 shots / 18 saves) | Goalie stats | Harri Säteri (37 shots / 37 saves) |
4 March | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | | 0–1 | OT | Sibir Novosibirsk | KRK Uralets | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | No scoring |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
No scoring | First overtime period | 13:01 – Mikael Ruohomaa (1) |
Jakub Kovář (32 shots / 31 saves) | Goalie stats | Harri Säteri (48 shots / 48 saves) |
6 March | Sibir Novosibirsk | | 4–3 | OT | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Ice Sports Palace Sibir | Recap | |
| First period | 09:24 – Maxim Berezin (1; PPG) |
No scoring | Second period | 08:59 – Peter Holland (1) |
Juuso Puustinen (4) – 05:48 | Third period | 15:46 – Geoff Platt (1; SHG) |
Nikita Shashkov (1) – 09:41 | First overtime period | No scoring |
Harri Säteri (40 shots / 37 saves) | Goalie stats | Jakub Kovář (39 shots / 35 saves) |
8 March | Sibir Novosibirsk | | 1–5 | | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Ice Sports Palace Sibir | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | No scoring |
Danil Romantsev (1; PPG) – 16:46 | Second period | |
No scoring | Third period | |
- Harri Säteri (18 shots / 15 saves)
- Alexei Krasikov (12 shots / 10 saves)
| Goalie stats | Jakub Kovář (33 shots / 32 saves) |
10 March | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | | 1–2 | | Sibir Novosibirsk | KRK Uralets | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | 16:22 – Dmitri Sayustov (1; PPG) |
No scoring | Second period | 04:16 – Evgeny Chesalin (2) |
Pavel Datsyuk (2; PPG) – 00:44 | Third period | No scoring |
Jakub Kovář (16 shots / 14 saves) | Goalie stats | Harri Säteri (37 shots / 36 saves) |
Sibir Novosibirsk win 4–1 | |
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Western Conference first round
(1) CSKA Moscow vs. (8) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
CSKA Moscow finished first in the Western Conference earning 94 points, winning their second consecutive Western Conference title. Their opponents and Tarasov Division rivals Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod finished as the Western Conference's eighth seed, earning 64 points. The teams had met once previously in the playoffs with CSKA Moscow winning the second round series, 4–1, in 2016. CSKA Moscow won three out of the four games to be held between the teams during the 2019–20 season, with Torpedo's lone success coming in an overtime game.[8]
2 March | CSKA Moscow | | 3–0 | | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | CSKA Arena | Recap | |
| First period | No scoring |
Linden Vey (1) – 03:05 | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
Ilya Sorokin (16 shots / 16 saves) | Goalie stats | Anders Lindbäck (29 shots / 26 saves) |
4 March | CSKA Moscow | | 3–0 | | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | CSKA Arena | Recap | |
| First period | No scoring |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
Kirill Kaprizov (1; ENG) – 19:57 | Third period | No scoring |
Ilya Sorokin (19 shots / 19 saves) | Goalie stats | Andrei Tikhomirov (24 shots / 22 saves) |
6 March | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | | 1–2 | OT | CSKA Moscow | Trade Union Sport Palace | Recap | |
Andrei Belevich (1) – 18:15 | First period | 08:10 – Maxim Mamin (1) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
No scoring | First overtime period | 04:24 – Anton Slepyshev (2) |
Andrei Tikhomirov (39 shots / 37 saves) | Goalie stats | Ilya Sorokin (31 shots / 30 saves) |
(2) SKA Saint Petersburg vs. (7) Vityaz Podolsk
SKA Saint Petersburg finished second in the Western Conference earning 93 points, winning their fourth consecutive Bobrov Division title. Their opponents Vityaz Podolsk finished as the Western Conference's seventh seed, earning 65 points. The teams had met once previously in the playoffs with SKA Saint Petersburg sweeping the first round series in 2017 – having finished as the number 2 and 7 seeds respectively in the 2016–17 season. In their two meetings during the 2019–20 season, SKA Saint Petersburg recorded an overtime victory and Vityaz Podolsk won the other game 4–2.[9]
1 March | SKA Saint Petersburg | | 6–1 | | Vityaz Podolsk | Ice Palace | Recap | |
Andrei Kuzmenko (1) – 08:32 | First period | 13:21 – Pavel Chernov (1) |
| Second period | No scoring |
Andrei Kuzmenko (3) – 09:44 | Third period | No scoring |
Alexander Samonov (18 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | |
3 March | SKA Saint Petersburg | | 4–3 | | Vityaz Podolsk | Ice Palace | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | 12:29 – Quinton Howden (1) |
| Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | |
Alexander Samonov (34 shots / 31 saves) | Goalie stats | |
SKA Saint Petersburg win 4–0 | |
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(3) Jokerit vs. (6) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Jokerit finished third in the Western Conference earning 84 points. Their opponents Lokomotiv Yaroslavl finished as the Western Conference's sixth seed, earning 73 points. This was the first playoff meeting between the two teams; the teams played each other six times during the 2019–20 season, with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl winning four of the games.[9]
1 March | Jokerit | | 6–0 | | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Hartwall Arena | Recap | |
Veli-Matti Savinainen (1; PPG) – 18:39 | First period | No scoring |
| Second period | No scoring |
Mikko Lehtonen (1; PPG) – 13:25 | Third period | No scoring |
Antti Niemi (17 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | |
5 March | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | | 0–3 | | Jokerit | Arena 2000 | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | 00:57 – Viktor Lööv (1) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | |
Aleksandr Lazushin (27 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Jānis Kalniņš (35 shots / 35 saves) |
7 March | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | | 4–3 | | Jokerit | Arena 2000 | Recap | |
No scoring | First period | 19:48 – Marko Anttila (2) |
| Second period | No scoring |
| Third period | |
Ilya Konovalov (40 shots / 37 saves) | Goalie stats | Jānis Kalniņš (37 shots / 33 saves) |
9 March | Jokerit | | 2–4 | | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Hartwall Arena | Recap | |
| First period | 09:09 – Pavel Kudryavtsev (1) |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | |
Jānis Kalniņš (25 shots / 21 saves) | Goalie stats | Ilya Konovalov (28 shots / 26 saves) |
11 March | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | | 1–5 | | Jokerit | Arena 2000 | Recap | |
Stéphane Da Costa (3; PPG) – 03:12 | First period | |
No scoring | Second period | No scoring |
No scoring | Third period | |
Ilya Konovalov (33 shots / 29 saves) | Goalie stats | Jānis Kalniņš (24 shots / 23 saves) |
(4) Dynamo Moscow vs. (5) Spartak Moscow
Dynamo Moscow finished fourth in the Western Conference earning 82 points. Their cross-city opponents and Bobrov Division rivals Spartak Moscow finished as the Western Conference's fifth seed, earning 77 points. The teams had met once previously in the playoffs with Spartak Moscow winning their first round series in 2010. Dynamo Moscow won all four games to be held between the teams during the 2019–20 season.[8]
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points, at the cancellation of the season on 25 March 2020.[10] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, at the cancellation of the season on 25 March 2020.[11]
References
- ^ "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "KHL playoffs suspended until April 10". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "КХЛ приняла решение о досрочном завершении сезона 2019/2020". www.khl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (30 January 2020). "League unveils 2019-20 playoffs logos". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
The postseason starts on March 1st, and the potential 7th game of the Gagarin Cup finals is scheduled for April 25th.
- ^ "KHL has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "KHL working on new playoff format after two teams drop out". Sportsnet. Rogers Media. Associated Press. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Clinton, Jared (14 March 2020). "KHL's Jokerit voluntarily withdraws from Gagarin Cup playoffs ahead of second-round series". The Hockey News. Roustan Media Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Landvogt, Chapin (2 March 2020). "Day Two of KHL playoff action sees the next 8 teams up to bat!". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Landvogt, Chapin (1 March 2020). "KHL playoffs begin with four extremely enticing match-ups!". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Leaders: Points (G+A)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Leaders: Goaltenders (GAA)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links
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