2018–19 KHL season
| 2018–19 KHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 1 September 2018 – April 2019 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Regular season | |
| Gagarin Cup | |
The 2018–19 KHL season is the eleventh season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 1 September 2018 and is due to end in April 2019.
This season witnessed the first time that KHL games were played in Austria and Switzerland, as part of the KHL World Games.[1]
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Season changes[edit]
For the 2018–19 season, 25 teams are competing in the KHL – down from 27 in 2017–18. The two teams that were excluded from the league were Dinamo Riga,HC Lada Togliatti and HC Yugra,[2] with both teams moving to the Supreme Hockey League. As well as this, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod were moved from the Western Conference,[3] to the Eastern Conference; as a result, the Western Conference consisted of 12 teams and the Eastern Conference consisted of 13 teams.
The 2018–19 season features the most games of any KHL season to date, with each team scheduled to play 62 games,[3] up from 56 in 2017–18.
Teams[edit]
The 24 teams are split into four divisions: the Bobrov Division and the Tarasov Division as part of the Western Conference, with the Kharlamov Division and the Chernyshev Division as part of the Eastern Conference.
League standings[edit]
Each team plays 62 games, playing each of the other twenty-four teams twice: once on home ice, and once away from home. As well as this, each team plays a further two games against each of their divisional rivals, and four games total against non-divisional teams.
Points are awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or penalty shots. One point is awarded for losing in overtime or penalty shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.
Western Conference[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 28 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 32 | +55 | 48 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a] |
| 2 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 47 | |
| 3 | Jokerit | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 41 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 39 | |
| 5 | Spartak Moscow | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 74 | −1 | 31 | |
| 6 | HC Sochi | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Vityaz Podolsk | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 84 | −16 | 24 | |
| 9 | Severstal Cherepovets | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 81 | −41 | 23 | |
| 10 | Slovan Bratislava | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 104 | −48 | 22 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Minsk | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
- ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.
Eastern Conference[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 45 | +54 | 53 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a] |
| 2 | Avangard Omsk | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 42 | |
| 3 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 41 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Ak Bars Kazan | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Barys Astana | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 74 | +20 | 40 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 28 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 76 | +9 | 36 | |
| 7 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 35 | |
| 8 | Kunlun Red Star | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 26 | |
| 10 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 25 | |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 19 | |
| 12 | Admiral Vladivostok | 30 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 99 | −44 | 16 | |
| 13 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
- ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of its conference.
Gagarin Cup playoffs[edit]
The top eight teams from each conference qualify for the Gagarin Cup playoffs.
Statistics[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Scoring leaders[edit]
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2018.[4] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 29 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +18 | 6 | |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 28 | 7 | 28 | 35 | +11 | 6 | |
| Barys Astana | 27 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +17 | 6 | |
| Barys Astana | 27 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +17 | 27 | |
| Barys Astana | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 | +14 | 16 | |
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 29 | 14 | 13 | 27 | +13 | 2 | |
| HC Dynamo Moscow | 29 | 12 | 15 | 27 | +9 | 10 | |
| HC Dynamo Moscow | 29 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +8 | 12 | |
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | +13 | 10 | |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 25 | 11 | 15 | 26 | +9 | 4 |
Leading goaltenders[edit]
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, at the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2018.[5]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 11 | 629:10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 96.76% | 0.76 | |
| CSKA Moscow | 18 | 1066:41 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 93.45% | 1.29 | |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 13 | 782:02 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 94.62% | 1.30 | |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | 15 | 906:35 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 93.57% | 1.32 | |
| Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 21 | 1272:04 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 95.34% | 1.37 | |
| Ak Bars Kazan | 12 | 613:53 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 94.68% | 1.47 | |
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 12 | 712:52 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 93.19% | 1.60 | |
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 24 | 1263:25 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 93.84% | 1.80 | |
| Avangard Omsk | 25 | 1425:15 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 91.86% | 1.81 | |
| Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 23 | 1306:52 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 94.10% | 1.88 |
References[edit]
- ^ "New frontiers – the KHL World Games head to Vienna and Zurich". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Tuniz, Davide (28 March 2018). "KHL excludes Lada Togliatti and Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk". EuroHockey.com. European Ice Hockey Online AB. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b "2018/2019 season calendar: start in September and comfortable playoffs". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Leaders: Points (G+A)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Leaders: Goaltenders (GAA)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 18 November 2018.