What does KHL stand for?

KHL stands for Fonbet Kontinental Hockey League.

How many teams play in the KHL?

The KHL currently consists of 22 teams.

Who won the most recent KHL championship?

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl won the most recent KHL championship in 2026.

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk finished level at the top of the 2021-22 KHL standings with 71 points. SKA St. Petersburg (68 points) and Ak Bars Kazan (66 points) followed.

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2021-2022 KHL Standings

2021-2022 KHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Eastern Conference
1.	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	48	26	-	11	8	3	164	120	44	71	1.48	Final loss
2.	Traktor Chelyabinsk	49	22	-	12	12	3	152	119	33	71	1.45	Conference Final loss
3.	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	45	24	-	11	4	6	131	96	35	62	1.38	Conference SF loss
4.	Ak Bars Kazan	48	21	-	12	9	6	129	109	20	66	1.38	Conference QF loss
5.	Avangard Omsk	47	24	-	17	4	2	137	104	33	58	1.23	Conference SF loss
6.	Sibir Novosibirsk	50	18	-	19	8	5	109	108	1	57	1.14	Conference QF loss
7.	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	49	16	-	19	6	8	121	140	-19	52	1.06	Conference QF loss
8.	Barys Nur-Sultan	47	14	-	21	8	4	127	138	-11	48	1.02	Conference QF loss
9.	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	45	15	-	21	3	6	127	129	-2	42	0.93	Did not make playoffs
10.	Amur Khabarovsk	50	12	-	23	7	8	97	125	-28	46	0.92	Did not make playoffs
11.	Admiral Vladivostok	49	11	-	29	4	5	88	150	-62	35	0.71	Did not make playoffs
12.	Kunlun Red Star	48	7	-	32	2	7	101	198	-97	25	0.52	Did not make playoffs
Western Conference
1.	SKA St. Petersburg	48	25	-	11	6	6	146	98	48	68	1.42	Conference Final loss
2.	Jokerit	47	22	-	12	7	6	143	113	30	64	1.36	Withdrawn
3.	CSKA Moskva	47	18	-	13	11	5	120	107	13	63	1.34	Champion
4.	Dynamo Moskva	48	26	-	14	4	4	159	119	40	64	1.33	Conference SF loss
5.	Severstal Cherepovets	49	18	-	14	10	7	129	119	10	63	1.29	Conference QF loss
6.	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	47	19	-	15	4	9	113	103	10	55	1.17	Conference QF loss
7.	Spartak Moskva	48	19	-	18	7	4	122	118	4	56	1.17	Conference SF loss
8.	Dinamo Minsk	47	18	-	16	5	8	138	144	-6	54	1.15	Conference QF loss
9.	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	47	20	-	19	1	7	117	113	4	49	1.04	Did not make playoffs
10.	Vityaz Podolsk	48	9	-	20	6	13	121	149	-28	43	0.90	Did not make playoffs
11.	HK Sochi	48	13	-	25	5	5	111	133	-22	41	0.85	Did not make playoffs
12.	Dinamo Riga	45	9	-	22	5	9	93	143	-50	37	0.82	Did not make playoffs

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2021-2022 KHL Player Stats

2021-2022 KHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	48	24	43	67	47
2.	Andrey Kuzmenko (F)	45	20	33	53	10
3.	Corban Knight (F)	47	18	30	48	21
4.	Damir Zhafyarov (F)	47	18	27	45	12
5.	Nikita Mikhailis (F)	47	18	26	44	10

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2021-2022 KHL Goalie Stats

2021-2022 KHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Vasili Koshechkin (G)	14	2.01	.934
2.	Lars Johansson (G)	34	1.63	.932
3.	Anton Krasotkin (G)	17	2.08	.931
4.	Juha Metsola (G)	31	1.87	.931
5.	Yevgeni Alikin (G)	41	2.22	.929

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KHL Games

KHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Dinamo Minsk	-
10/24/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Sibir Novosibirsk	5 - 1
10/23/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Spartak Moskva	Severstal Cherepovets	3 - 1
10/23/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Dynamo Moskva	2 - 1 (OT 64:59)
10/23/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Lada Togliatti	Shanghai Dragons	0 - 2

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KHL Transactions

KHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Alexei Rykmanov (F)	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Lada Togliatti	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Andrei Chivilyov (F)	Lada Togliatti	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Fyodor Gordeyev (D)	Sibir Novosibirsk	Unknown	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Arseni Tsyba (G)	Admiral Vladivostok	Severstal Cherepovets	Details
10/24/2026	Confirmed	Vyacheslav Osnovin (F)	Admiral Vladivostok	Lada Togliatti	Details

2026-2027 KHL Free Agents

2026-2027 KHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Stéphane Da Costa (F)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Reid Boucher (F)
Spartak Moskva	Ivan Morozov (F)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Byron Froese (F)
Traktor Chelyabinsk	Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (F)

2027-2028 KHL Free Agents

2027-2028 KHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Barys Astana	Justin Bailey (F)
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Andrei Belozyorov (F)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Sheldon Rempal (F)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Alexander Radulov (F)
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Damir Zhafyarov (F)

KHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2021-2022 KHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Admiral Vladivostok	40	7 634	6'1"	196 lbs	27.55
2.	Ak Bars Kazan	39	6 433	6'1"	194 lbs	27.08
3.	Amur Khabarovsk	39	7 895	6'0"	194 lbs	27.36
4.	Avangard Omsk	36	7 781	6'1"	201 lbs	27.72
5.	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	42	8 485	6'0"	194 lbs	26.43
6.	Barys Astana	33	4 574	6'0"	187 lbs	27.15
7.	CSKA Moskva	43	6 429	6'1"	194 lbs	25.84
8.	Dinamo Minsk	37	8 295	6'0"	187 lbs	26.11
9.	Dinamo Riga	41	5 413	6'1"	196 lbs	27.95
10.	Dynamo Moskva	42	7 518	6'1"	194 lbs	26.50
11.	HK Sochi	44	5 779	6'0"	194 lbs	25.36
12.	Jokerit	30	4 077	6'1"	194 lbs	29.20
13.	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	37	6 619	6'1"	194 lbs	25.35
14.	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	36	8 136	6'1"	196 lbs	27.56
15.	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	38	5 757	6'1"	192 lbs	26.08
16.	SKA St. Petersburg	50	8 370	6'1"	196 lbs	25.78
17.	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	39	9 906	6'0"	190 lbs	27.77
18.	Severstal Cherepovets	40	5 029	5'11"	185 lbs	24.65
19.	Shanghai Dragons	39	3 528	6'0"	190 lbs	27.92
20.	Sibir Novosibirsk	36	8 429	6'0"	194 lbs	27.75
21.	Spartak Moskva	45	7 791	6'0"	192 lbs	26.31
22.	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	35	6 371	6'0"	192 lbs	26.49
23.	Traktor Chelyabinsk	34	7 091	6'0"	187 lbs	26.50
24.	Vityaz Moscow Region	49	7 594	6'0"	190 lbs	25.67

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

KHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Stepan Sannikov (F)	2026-2027	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	19	16	19	35	54
2.	Pavel Zhirnov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	18	14	32	8
3.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	12	13	18	31	4
4.	Timur Shingareyev (F)	2026-2027	Gornyak Rudny	Kazakhstan	19	14	13	27	4
5.	Artyom Likhotnikov (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	23	11	16	27	27
6.	Danila Karaban (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	23	17	9	26	2
7.	Vladislav Nikulin (F)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	23	11	15	26	8
8.	Vyacheslav Litovchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	22	8	18	26	6
9.	Artur Gatiyatov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	21	4	22	26	12
10.	Yevgeni Rymarev (F)	2026-2027	HK Almaty	Kazakhstan	19	12	13	25	2

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KHL All-Time Points

KHL — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	973	281	622	903
2.	Sergei Mozyakin (F)	685	351	405	756
3.	Alexander Radulov (F)	652	257	434	691
4.	Nikita Gusev (F)	668	221	415	636
5.	Danis Zaripov (F)	663	235	322	557

KHL All-Time Goals

KHL — All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sergei Mozyakin (F)	685	351	405	756
2.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	973	281	622	903
3.	Nigel Dawes (F)	543	267	238	505
4.	Alexander Radulov (F)	652	257	434	691
5.	Danis Zaripov (F)	663	235	322	557

KHL All-Time Assists

KHL — All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	973	281	622	903
2.	Alexander Radulov (F)	652	257	434	691
3.	Nikita Gusev (F)	668	221	415	636
4.	Sergei Mozyakin (F)	685	351	405	756
5.	Dmitri Kagarlitsky (F)	800	186	328	514

KHL All-Time Penalty Min.

KHL — All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Grigori Panin (D)	816	36	150	1141
2.	Evgeny Artyukhin (F)	430	39	92	1088
3.	Alexander Radulov (F)	652	257	691	898
4.	Sergei Plotnikov (F)	872	235	530	837
5.	Igor Golovkov (D)	759	9	56	827

KHL All-Time Games Played

KHL — All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vadim Shipachyov (F)	973	281	622	903
2.	Andrei Stas (F)	898	83	132	215
3.	Sergei Plotnikov (F)	872	235	295	530
4.	Ilya Kablukov (F)	858	56	124	180
5.	Yevgeni Biryukov (D)	823	22	101	123

KHL All-Time Points Per Game

KHL — All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Brendan Bell (D)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Yevgeni Malkin (F)	37	23	65	1.76
3.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	19	10	25	1.32
4.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	31	19	40	1.29
5.	Justin Bailey (F)	18	12	21	1.17

KHL All-Time Points Per Season

KHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sam Anas (F)	2025-2026	KHL	67	32	57	89	1.33	14
2.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2023-2024	KHL	68	23	66	89	1.31	10
3.	Sergei Mozyakin (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	48	37	85	1.42	4
4.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	17	65	82	1.32	10
5.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2024-2025	KHL	62	49	31	80	1.29	56

KHL All-Time Goals Per Season

KHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2024-2025	KHL	62	49	31	80	1.29	56
2.	Sergei Mozyakin (F)	2016-2017	KHL	60	48	37	85	1.42	4
3.	Reid Boucher (F)	2023-2024	KHL	64	44	34	78	1.22	34
4.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2022-2023	KHL	67	40	22	62	0.93	48
5.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2020-2021	KHL	59	38	22	60	1.02	52

KHL All-Time Assists Per Season

KHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2023-2024	KHL	68	23	66	89	1.31	10
2.	Nikita Gusev (F)	2018-2019	KHL	62	17	65	82	1.32	10
3.	Alexander Radulov (F)	2010-2011	KHL	54	20	60	80	1.48	83
4.	Vladimir Tkachyov (F)	2025-2026	KHL	66	13	58	71	1.08	48
5.	Sam Anas (F)	2025-2026	KHL	67	32	57	89	1.33	14

KHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Darcy Verot (F)	2009-2010	KHL	34	1	4	5	0.15	374
2.	Kip Brennan (F)	2011-2012	KHL	14	1	0	1	0.07	240
3.	Chris Simon (F)	2008-2009	KHL	40	8	19	27	0.68	236
4.	Tomas Kloucek (D)	2008-2009	KHL	47	5	18	23	0.49	222
5.	Martin Grenier (D)	2008-2009	KHL	46	2	6	8	0.17	211

List of KHL Champions

KHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
2025	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
2024	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2023	CSKA Moskva
2022	CSKA Moskva
2021	Avangard Omsk
2019	CSKA Moskva
2018	Ak Bars Kazan
2017	SKA St. Petersburg
2016	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2015	SKA St. Petersburg
2014	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2013	Dynamo Moskva
2012	Dynamo Moskva
2011	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2010	Ak Bars Kazan
2009	Ak Bars Kazan