2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs

The 2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 KHL regular season.[1]

2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesMarch 3–April 22, 2018
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsAk Bars Kazan
Runner-upCSKA Moscow
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Justin Azevedo
(24 points)
2017
2019

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, the standard 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Western Conference regular season winners and Continental Cup winners are SKA Saint Petersburg with 138 points. Ak Bars Kazan are the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 100 points.

Draw

The playoffs started on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended on April 22, 2018.[2]

  Conference Quarter-Finals Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
                                     
1 Ak Bars 4     1 Ak Bars 4  
8 Amur 1     5 Metallurg Mg 1  
2 Salavat Yulaev 4 Eastern Conference
7 Avangard 3  
    1 Ak Bars 4  
  3 Traktor 0  
3 Traktor 4  
6 Neftekhimik 1  
4 Avtomobilist 2   2 Salavat Yulaev 3
5 Metallurg Mg 4     3 Traktor 4  
  E1 Ak Bars 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W2 CSKA 1
1 SKA 4     1 SKA 4
8 Severstal 0     4 Lokomotiv 1  
2 CSKA 4
7 Spartak 0  
  1 SKA 2
  2 CSKA 4  
3 Jokerit 4  
6 Sochi 1   Western Conference
4 Lokomotiv 4   2 CSKA 4
5 Torpedo 0     3 Jokerit 2  
  • 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

As of 22 Apr 2018

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Justin Azevedo Ak Bars Kazan 19 9 15 24 +7 6
Linus Omark Salavat Yulaev Ufa 14 4 13 17 +7 33
Richard Gynge Traktor Chelyabinsk 16 8 8 16 +7 6
Stanislav Galiev Ak Bars Kazan 19 10 5 15 +10 8
Mikhail Grigorenko CSKA Moscow 21 9 4 13 +7 28
Anton Lander Ak Bars Kazan 19 8 5 13 +7 4
Alexei Kruchinin Traktor Chelyabinsk 16 5 8 13 +4 2
Jiří Sekáč Ak Bars Kazan 15 4 9 13 +3 2
Alexander Popov CSKA Moscow 21 2 11 13 +5 0
Nikita Gusev SKA Saint Petersburg 15 7 5 12 +5 2

Source: KHL

Leading goaltenders

As of 22 Apr 2018

Player Team GP Min W L GA SO SV% GAA
Karri RämöJokerit645742100.9541.31
Ilya SorokinCSKA Moscow181062106275.9301.52
Emil GaripovAk Bars Kazan191159163302.9441.55
Mikko KoskinenSKA Saint Petersburg15924105254.9351.62
Alexander TrushkovSpartak Moscow31050130.9421.71

Source: KHL

References

  1. "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
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