2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs

The 2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on February 27, 2015, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, after the conclusion of the 2014–15 KHL regular season.

2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 27–April 19, 2015
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSKA Saint Petersburg
Runner-upAk Bars Kazan
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Vadim Shipachyov (SKA)
(22 points)
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Playoff seeds

After the regular season, the standard 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The CSKA Moscow became the Western Conference regular season champions and Continental Cup winners with 139 points. The Ak Bars Kazan were the Eastern Conference regular season champions, finishing the season with 120 points. New addition Jokerit made the playoffs in its first season in the KHL.

Draw

The playoffs began on February 27, 2015, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences., and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final.[1]

  Conference Quarter-Finals Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
                                     
1 Ak Bars 4     1 Ak Bars 4  
8 Avtomobilist 1     4 Avangard 1  
2 Sibir 4 Eastern Conference
7 Traktor 2  
    1 Ak Bars 4  
  2 Sibir 1  
3 Metallurg Mg 4  
6 Salavat Yulaev 1  
4 Avangard 4   2 Sibir 4
5 Barys 3     3 Metallurg Mg 1  
  1 Ak Bars 1
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  2 SKA 4
1 CSKA 4     1 CSKA 4
8 HC Sochi 0     4 Jokerit 1  
2 SKA 4
7 Torpedo 1  
  1 CSKA 3
  2 SKA 4  
3 Dynamo Msk 4  
6 Lokomotiv 2   Western Conference
4 Jokerit 4   2 SKA 4
5 Dinamo Mn 1     3 Dynamo Msk 1  
  • During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

As of 19 Apr 2015
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Vadim Shipachyov SKA Saint Petersburg 22 6 16 22 +11 2
Alexander Radulov CSKA Moscow 16 8 13 21 +7 20
Evgenii Dadonov SKA Saint Petersburg 22 15 5 20 +12 8
Igor Grigorenko CSKA Moscow 14 10 9 19 +6 8
Ilya Kovalchuk SKA Saint Petersburg 22 8 11 19 +6 12

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOP = Shootouts played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

As of 15 Apr 2015
Player Team GP Min W L GA SO SV% GAA
Anders NilssonAk Bars Kazan181124:39135236.9471.23
Alexander SalákSibir Novosibirsk14803:1485211.9431.57
Mikko KoskinenSKA Saint Petersburg201256:41146343.9351.62
Alexander LazushinDynamo Moscow10587:2355162.9371.63
Stanislav GalimovCSKA Moscow8394:5551112.9331.67
Kevin LalandeCSKA Moscow11611:4264172.9291.67
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References
  1. "All Set for Quarter-Finals". khl.ru. February 25, 2015.
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