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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 27–April 19, 2015 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| Runner-up | Ak 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]
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SKA Saint Petersburg | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +11 | 2 |
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CSKA Moscow | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +7 | 20 |
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SKA Saint Petersburg | 22 | 15 | 5 | 20 | +12 | 8 |
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CSKA Moscow | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +6 | 8 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ak Bars Kazan | 18 | 1124:39 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 6 | .947 | 1.23 |
 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 14 | 803:14 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .943 | 1.57 |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 20 | 1256:41 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 3 | .935 | 1.62 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 10 | 587:23 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | .937 | 1.63 |
| CSKA Moscow | 8 | 394:55 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .933 | 1.67 |
| CSKA Moscow | 11 | 611:42 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .929 | 1.67 |
References
- "All Set for Quarter-Finals". khl.ru. February 25, 2015.
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