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2020–21 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 2 September 2020 – 27 February 2021 (regular season)
  • 2 March – 30 April 2021 (playoffs)
Number of games60
Number of teams23
Regular season
KHL seasons

The 2020–21 KHL season is the thirteenth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There are 23 teams that are competing in 60 regular season games. The season began on 2 September 2020.[1]

Season changes

For the 2020–21 season, the competition was reduced to 23 teams after Admiral Vladivostok took a hiatus for the season due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting their financial status.[2]

With pre-season events returning to the schedule in August as a part of preparations to start the season, Jokerit, whose ability to stage games will be governed by Finland's restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, announced that it expected to play before a reduced audience at the Hartwall Arena during the first month of the campaign.[3]

Due to the on-going travel restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic, Kunlun Red Star determined that they would be unable to play in Cadillac Arena situated in Beijing, China for this season. In August, the club signed a contract to play out of Mytishchi Arena, the second venue for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships located on the outskirts of Moscow.[4] It is widely believed that the promotion of ice hockey to potential followers in China before the 2022 Winter Olympics would be hampered as a result.

Teams

The 23 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.

Following Admiral Vladivostok's hiatus from the league, and to alleviate any potential issues with teams transiting during the COVID-19 pandemic, several conference and divisional changes were announced.[1]

Western Conference Eastern Conference
Bobrov Division Tarasov Division Kharlamov Division Chernyshev Division
Finland Jokerit Russia CSKA Moscow Russia Ak Bars Kazan Russia Amur Khabarovsk
Russia Severstal Cherepovets Belarus Dinamo Minsk Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Russia Avangard Omsk
Russia SKA Saint Petersburg Latvia Dinamo Riga Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk Kazakhstan Barys Nur-Sultan
Russia HC Sochi Russia Dynamo Moscow Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk China Kunlun Red Star
Russia Spartak Moscow Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russia Vityaz Podolsk Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk Russia Sibir Novosibirsk

League standings

Each team is scheduled to play 60 games: playing every other team home-and-away (44 games), 8–10 games against division rivals and 6–8 games against teams in the other division in their respective conference.[1]

Points are awarded for each game, where two points were awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it is in regulation time, in overtime or after game-winning shots. One point will be awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points is crowned the Continental Cup winner.

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CSKA Moscow (Q) 52 30 7 5 10 165 110 +55 79 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2 SKA Saint Petersburg (Q) 53 28 4 8 13 158 113 +45 72
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q) 54 25 8 6 15 161 117 +44 72 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 Dynamo Moscow (Q) 53 29 4 5 15 163 122 +41 71
5 Jokerit 50 22 5 5 18 142 126 +16 59
6 Dinamo Minsk 52 15 13 3 21 143 147 −4 59
7 Severstal Cherepovets 52 20 7 4 21 128 140 −12 58
8 Spartak Moscow 52 17 7 6 22 135 151 −16 54
9 Vityaz Podolsk 52 18 6 4 24 137 150 −13 52
10 HC Sochi (E) 53 12 2 8 31 110 175 −65 36
11 Dinamo Riga (E) 52 4 4 9 35 112 186 −74 25
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ak Bars Kazan (Q) 53 32 7 6 8 171 112 +59 84 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2 Avangard Omsk (Q) 53 29 2 11 11 157 122 +35 73
3 Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Q) 52 29 4 5 14 147 120 +27 71 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) 54 23 10 5 16 163 139 +24 71
5 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Q) 54 22 6 7 19 158 150 +8 63
6 Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) 52 25 4 4 19 136 123 +13 62
7 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 53 22 5 7 19 139 134 +5 61
8 Barys Nur-Sultan 52 17 10 6 19 128 135 −7 60
9 Sibir Novosibirsk 53 17 5 4 27 126 143 −17 48
10 Amur Khabarovsk 52 15 5 4 28 126 150 −24 44
11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (E) 52 12 4 0 36 119 195 −76 32
12 Kunlun Red Star (E) 51 10 1 8 32 116 180 −64 30
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams leading a division hold one of the first two places of their conference.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 4 February 2021.[5] 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
Russia Vadim Shipachyov Dynamo Moscow 50 19 41 60 +25 22
Finland Teemu Hartikainen Salavat Yulaev Ufa 47 24 33 57 +13 12
Russia Damir Zhafyarov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 53 19 38 57 +7 24
France Stéphane Da Costa Ak Bars Kazan 45 23 28 51 +10 24
Finland Markus Granlund Salavat Yulaev Ufa 44 23 27 50 +18 24
Canada Justin Danforth Vityaz Podolsk 50 20 30 50 +6 46
Czech Republic Dmitrij Jaškin Dynamo Moscow 52 33 16 49 +21 48
Finland Sakari Manninen Salavat Yulaev Ufa 49 17 31 48 +13 10
Latvia Kaspars Daugaviņš Vityaz Podolsk 50 16 30 46 +9 30
Russia Konstantin Okulov CSKA Moscow 48 18 27 45 +12 2

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, at the conclusion of matches played on 4 February 2021.[6]

Player Team(s) GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Sweden Adam Reideborn Ak Bars Kazan 24 1407:32 16 5 41 3 93.54% 1.75
Finland Juho Olkinuora Metallurg Magnitogorsk 27 1512:37 17 6 47 2 93.61% 1.86
Russia Alexander Yeryomenko Dynamo Moscow 24 1251:21 14 6 39 3 93.36% 1.87
Sweden Lars Johansson CSKA Moscow 19 1090:46 15 3 34 1 91.67% 1.87
Sweden Magnus Hellberg SKA Saint Petersburg 19 1052:04 12 4 33 2 93.10% 1.88
Canada Edward Pasquale Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 39 2273:56 23 11 73 5 92.49% 1.93
Russia Igor Bobkov Avangard Omsk 24 1305:04 14 5 44 1 92.95% 2.02
Russia Alexander Sharychenkov CSKA Moscow 33 1838:44 18 8 63 2 91.74% 2.06
Russia Timur Bilyalov Ak Bars Kazan 24 1334:07 14 4 48 3 92.74% 2.16
Czech Republic Roman Will Traktor Chelyabinsk 34 1876:28 17 14 70 4 91.70% 2.24

Awards

Players of the Month

The following players were recognised as the best KHL players of each month.

Month Goaltender Defence Forward Rookie
September[7] Russia Emil Garipov (Avangard Omsk) Canada Chay Genoway (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg) Russia Alexei Makeyev (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg) Russia Yegor Chinakhov (Avangard Omsk)
October[8] Canada Edward Pasquale (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) Russia Daniil Miromanov (HC Sochi) Canada Justin Danforth (Vityaz Podolsk) Russia Yegor Chinakhov (Avangard Omsk)
November[9] Czech Republic Dominik Furch (Dinamo Minsk) Russia Alexei Emelin (Avangard Omsk) Czech Republic Dmitrij Jaškin (Dynamo Moscow) Russia Ivan Chekhovich (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
December[10] Russia Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) Belarus Stepan Falkovsky (Dinamo Minsk) France Stéphane Da Costa (Ak Bars Kazan) Russia Ivan Chekhovich (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
January[11] Canada Edward Pasquale (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) Sweden Philip Holm (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) United States Shane Prince (Dinamo Minsk) Russia Alexander Alexeyev (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)

References

  1. ^ a b c Potts, Andy (7 August 2020). "The KHL schedule for 2020-2021 – we start on Sep. 2!". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ Ellis, Steven (1 April 2020). "Admiral Vladivostok announces withdrawal from KHL's 2020-21 season due to coronavirus". TheHockeyNews. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Pre-season plans". Kontinental Hockey League. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ Potts, Andy (22 July 2020). "Kovalev to coach Kunlun Red Star". IIHF. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Leaders: Points (G+A)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Leaders: Goaltenders (GAA)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (1 October 2020). "Players of the Month: Garipov, Genoway, Makeyev, and Chinakhov". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (31 October 2020). "Players of the Month: Pasquale, Miromanov, Danforth, and Chinakhov". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (1 December 2020). "Players of the Month: Furch, Emelin, Jaskin, and Chekhovich". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (2 January 2021). "Players of the Month: Yeryomenko, Falkovsky, Da Costa, and Chekhovich". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (2 February 2021). "Players of the Month: Pasquale, Holm, Prince, and Alexeyev". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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