2016 Gagarin Cup playoffs
The 2016 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on February 21, 2016, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2015–16 KHL regular season.[1]
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 CSKA Moscow with 127 points. Avangard Omsk are the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 106 points.
Draw
The playoffs started on February 21, 2016, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on April 19, 2016.[2]
| Conference Quarter-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Finals | Gagarin Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Avangard |
4 | 1 | Avangard |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Neftekhimik |
0 | 4 | Salavat Yulaev |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg |
4 | Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Avtomobilist |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sibir |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Admiral |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev |
4 | 2 | Metallurg Mg |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Ak Bars |
3 | 3 | Sibir |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA |
4 | 1 | CSKA |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  Slovan |
0 | 7 | Torpedo |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  Jokerit |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Torpedo |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SKA |
0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lokomotiv |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SKA |
4 | Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | HC Sochi |
0 | 5 | Dynamo Msk |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dynamo Msk |
4 | 6 | SKA |
4 | |||||||||||||
- 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 19 Apr 2016
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Mozyakin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | +14 | 2 |
| Jan Kovář | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +13 | 10 |
| Vadim Shipachyov | SKA Saint Petersburg | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | –2 | 12 |
| Linus Omark | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +6 | 20 |
| Alexander Radulov | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +5 | 26 |
| Alexander Semin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 20 |
| Danis Zaripov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +12 | 14 |
| Nikita Gusev | SKA Saint Petersburg | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | –2 | 0 |
| Sami Lepistö | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +6 | 16 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
Source: KHL
Leading goaltenders
As of 19 Apr 2016
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 1270 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 3 | .945 | 1.32 |
| Mikko Koskinen | SKA Saint Petersburg | 15 | 980 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | .949 | 1.47 |
| Vasily Koshechkin | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 19 | 1182 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 3 | .948 | 1.57 |
| Alexander Yeryomenko | Dynamo Moscow | 10 | 646 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | .940 | 1.76 |
| Alexander Salák | Sibir Novosibirsk | 9 | 523 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .942 | 1.83 |
Source: KHL
References
- ↑ "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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