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2015–16 KHL season

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The 2015–16 KHL season was the eighth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 24 August 2015 with the Opening Cup between defending champions SKA Saint Petersburg and last year's Continental Cup winners CSKA Moscow, replacing Ak Bars Kazan, the previous season's Gagarin Cup finalists.[1][2]

2015–16 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration24 August 2015 – 19 April 2016
Number of games60
Number of teams28
Regular season
Continental Cup winnerRussia CSKA Moscow
Top scorerRussia Sergei Mozyakin
Playoffs
Western championsRussia CSKA Moscow
  Western runners-upRussia SKA Saint Petersburg
Eastern championsRussia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  Eastern runners-upRussia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Gagarin Cup
ChampionsRussia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  Runners-upRussia CSKA Moscow
KHL seasons

Team changes

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Spartak Moscow returned to the league prior to this season.[3][4] It was also announced by KHL President Dmitry Chernyshenko that Atlant Moscow Oblast would not participate in the league this season due to financial problems.[5]

Divisions and regular season format

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In this season, each team played every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 54 games (27 at home, 27 on the road), plus 6 additional games (3 at home, 3 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 60 games in the regular season.[6]

How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.[2][7]

Western Conference Eastern Conference
Bobrov Division Tarasov Division Kharlamov Division Chernyshev Division
Belarus  Dinamo Minsk Russia  CSKA Moscow Russia  Ak Bars Kazan Russia  Admiral Vladivostok
Latvia  Dinamo Riga Russia  Dynamo Moscow Russia  Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Russia  Amur Khabarovsk
Finland  Jokerit Russia  HC Sochi Russia  Lada Togliatti Russia  Avangard Omsk
Croatia  Medveščak Zagreb Russia  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Russia  Metallurg Magnitogorsk Kazakhstan  Barys Astana
Russia  SKA Saint Petersburg Russia  Severstal Cherepovets Russia  Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia  Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Slovakia  Slovan Bratislava Russia  Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia  Traktor Chelyabinsk Russia  Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russia  Spartak Moscow Russia  Vityaz Podolsk Russia  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Russia  Sibir Novosibirsk

League standings

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Western Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CSKA Moscow 60 38 5 3 14 163 87 +76 127 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2 Jokerit 60 31 5 5 19 167 140 +27 108
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 60 37 6 2 15 155 94 +61 125 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 HC Sochi 60 30 4 10 16 175 149 +26 108
5 Dynamo Moscow 60 27 8 8 17 167 126 +41 105
6 SKA Saint Petersburg 60 27 6 7 20 176 149 +27 100
7 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 60 23 10 11 16 163 137 +26 100
8 Slovan Bratislava 60 21 11 4 24 154 148 +6 89
9 Dinamo Minsk 60 20 7 9 24 147 168 −21 83
10 Medveščak Zagreb 60 19 6 9 26 144 172 −28 78
11 Spartak Moscow 60 20 5 7 28 139 172 −33 77
12 Dinamo Riga 60 17 8 8 27 129 151 −22 75
13 Vityaz Podolsk 60 17 8 3 32 129 166 −37 70
14 Severstal Cherepovets 60 12 8 6 34 124 167 −43 58
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Avangard Omsk 60 27 6 13 14 156 120 +36 106 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a]
2 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 60 25 13 2 20 180 138 +42 103
3 Sibir Novosibirsk 60 24 12 9 15 155 133 +22 105 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 60 29 5 4 22 179 156 +23 101
5 Ak Bars Kazan 60 25 6 9 20 143 127 +16 96
6 Admiral Vladivostok 60 25 8 4 23 157 163 −6 95
7 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 60 21 9 11 19 145 158 −13 92
8 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 60 20 7 12 21 130 135 −5 86
9 Barys Astana 60 21 8 6 25 167 184 −17 85
10 Traktor Chelyabinsk 60 17 12 8 23 132 151 −19 83
11 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 60 19 6 3 32 120 178 −58 72
12 Amur Khabarovsk 60 17 6 6 31 112 143 −31 69
13 Lada Togliatti 60 17 5 8 30 120 153 −33 69
14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 60 13 1 14 32 128 191 −63 55
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2016. Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference

Gagarin Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2016 Gagarin Cup playoffs
 
Gagarin Cup

The playoffs started on 21 February 2016 with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on 19 April 2016.[8]

Bracket

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Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
            
1 Russia  Avangard 4
8 Russia  Neftekhimik 0
1 Russia  Avangard 3
4 Russia  Salavat Yulaev 4
2 Russia  Metallurg Mg 4
7 Russia  Avtomobilist 2
4 Russia  Salavat Yulaev 1
Eastern Conference
2 Russia  Metallurg Mg 4
3 Russia  Sibir 4
6 Russia  Admiral 1
2 Russia  Metallurg Mg 4
3 Russia  Sibir 1
4 Russia  Salavat Yulaev 4
5 Russia  Ak Bars 3
2 Russia  Metallurg Mg 4
1 Russia  CSKA 3
1 Russia  CSKA 4
8 Slovakia  Slovan 0
1 Russia  CSKA 4
7 Russia  Torpedo 1
2 Finland  Jokerit 2
7 Russia  Torpedo 4
1 Russia  CSKA 4
Western Conference
6 Russia  SKA 0
3 Russia  Lokomotiv 1
6 Russia  SKA 4
5 Russia  Dynamo Msk 2
6 Russia  SKA 4
4 Russia  HC Sochi 0
5 Russia  Dynamo Msk 4

Final standings

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Rank Team
1 Russia  Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2 Russia  CSKA Moscow
3 Russia  Salavat Yulaev Ufa
4 Russia  SKA Saint Petersburg
5 Russia  Avangard Omsk
6 Russia  Dynamo Moscow
7 Russia  Sibir Novosibirsk
8 Russia  Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
9 Russia  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
10 Finland  Jokerit
11 Russia  HC Sochi
12 Russia  Ak Bars Kazan
13 Russia  Admiral Vladivostok
14 Russia  Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
15 Slovakia  Slovan Bratislava
16 Russia  Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
17 Kazakhstan  Barys Astana
18 Belarus  Dinamo Minsk
19 Russia  Traktor Chelyabinsk
20 Croatia  Medveščak Zagreb
21 Russia  Spartak Moscow
22 Latvia  Dinamo Riga
23 Russia  Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
24 Russia  Vityaz Podolsk
25 Russia  Amur Khabarovsk
26 Russia  Lada Togliatti
27 Russia  Severstal Cherepovets
28 Russia  Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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As of 18 February 2016

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Russia  Sergei Mozyakin Metallurg Magnitogorsk 57 32 35 67 +11 0
Russia  Alexander Radulov CSKA Moscow 53 23 42 65 +28 73
United States  Brandon Bochenski Barys Astana 60 20 41 61 +16 48
Russia  Vadim Shipachyov SKA Saint Petersburg 54 17 43 60 −8 63
Sweden  Linus Omark Salavat Yulaev Ufa 60 18 39 57 +12 40
Canada  Matt Ellison Dinamo Minsk 54 26 29 55 −10 54
Russia  Danis Zaripov Metallurg Magnitogorsk 60 22 32 54 +9 26
Kazakhstan  Nigel Dawes Barys Astana 55 31 22 53 +15 16
Canada  Justin Azevedo Ak Bars Kazan 59 17 36 53 +6 26
Czech Republic  Jan Kovář Metallurg Magnitogorsk 58 20 32 52 +7 61

Source: KHL

Leading goaltenders

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As of 18 February 2016

Player Team GP Min W L SOP GA SO SV% GAA
Russia  Ilya Sorokin CSKA Moscow 28 1638:53 17 7 4 29 10 .953 1.06
Russia  Alexei Murygin Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 34 1962:29 22 8 3 37 13 .954 1.13
Russia  Stanislav Galimov CSKA/Ak Bars 28 1669:11 18 6 4 42 7 .938 1.51
Sweden  Viktor Fasth CSKA Moscow 20 1122:04 13 4 1 31 3 .921 1.66
Russia  Alexander Yeryomenko Dynamo Moscow 23 1392:08 11 4 7 41 2 .936 1.77

Source: KHL

Awards

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Players of the Month

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Best KHL players of each month.

Month Goaltender Defense Forward Rookie
September[9] Russia  Alexei Murygin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) Canada  Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) Russia  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) Russia  Roman Manukhov (Metallurg Novokuznetsk)
October[10] Czech Republic  Alexander Salák (Sibir Novosibirsk) Russia  Mikhail Pashnin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) Canada  Nigel Dawes (Barys Astana) Russia  Artyom Zub (Amur Khabarovsk)
November[11] Canada  Danny Taylor (Medveščak Zagreb) Sweden  Staffan Kronwall (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) Russia  Anatoly Golyshev (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg) Russia  Alexander Polunin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
December[12] Czech Republic  Dominik Furch (Avangard Omsk) Canada  Kazakhstan  Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana) Russia  Danis Zaripov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) Russia  Vladislav Gavrikov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
January[13] Russia  Ilya Sorokin (CSKA Moscow) Canada  Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) Russia  Vadim Shipachyov (SKA St. Petersburg) Russia  Igor Ustinsky (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg)
February[14] Russia  Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) Russia  Anton Belov (SKA St. Petersburg) Denmark  Peter Regin (Jokerit) Russia  Artur Lauta (Avangard Omsk)
March[15] Russia  Ilya Sorokin (CSKA Moscow) Russia  Denis Denisov (CSKA Moscow) Russia  Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) Kazakhstan  Russia  Yuri Sergiyenko (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
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Milestones

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References

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  1. ^ "VIII KHL Season – Only 152 Days to Go". 25 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "KHL 2015–16 Schedule Announced". 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ^ "Ромбик снова в моде: "Спартак" возвращается!". 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015. (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Moskovan Spartak palaa KHL:ään". 16 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015., www.Iltalehti.fi, (in Finnish)
  5. ^ "ХК "Атлант" пропустит следующий сезон КХЛ". 20 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015., www.championat.com, (in Russian)
  6. ^ "League confirms format for 2015–16 season". 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ "League confirms format for 2015–16 season". 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. ^ "League confirms format for Stage Two" (PDF). 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  9. ^ "September's finest: Murygin, Robinson, Mozyakin and Manukhov". khl.ru. 2015-10-01.
  10. ^ "October's finest: Salak, Pashnin, Dawes and Zub". khl.ru. 2015-11-02.
  11. ^ "November's finest: Taylor, Kronwall, Golyshev and Polunin". khl.ru. 2015-12-01.
  12. ^ "December's finest: Furch, Dallman, Zaripov and Gavrikov". khl.ru. 2016-01-03.
  13. ^ "January's finest: Sorokin, Robinson, Shipachyov and Ustinsky". khl.ru. 2016-02-03.
  14. ^ "February's finest: Yeryomenko, Belov, Regin and Lauta". khl.ru. 2016-03-02.
  15. ^ "March's finest: Sorokin, Denisov, Mozyakin and Sergiyenko". khl.ru. 2016-04-03.
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