2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs explained

The 2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 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 SKA Saint Petersburg with 138 points. Ak Bars Kazan are the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 100 points.

Draw

The playoffs started on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended on April 22, 2018.^[2]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

As of 22 Apr 2018

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Justin Azevedo	Ak Bars Kazan	19	9	15	24	+7	6
Linus Omark	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	14	4	13	17	+7	33
Richard Gynge	Traktor Chelyabinsk	16	8	8	16	+7	6
Stanislav Galiev	Ak Bars Kazan	19	10	5	15	+10	8
Mikhail Grigorenko	CSKA Moscow	21	9	4	13	+7	28
Anton Lander	Ak Bars Kazan	19	8	5	13	+7	4
Alexei Kruchinin	Traktor Chelyabinsk	16	5	8	13	+4	2
Jiří Sekáč	Ak Bars Kazan	15	4	9	13	+3	2
Alexander Popov	CSKA Moscow	21	2	11	13	+5	0
Nikita Gusev	SKA Saint Petersburg	15	7	5	12	+5	2

Source: KHL

Leading goaltenders

As of 22 Apr 2018

Player	Team	GP	Min	W	L	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
		6	457	4	2	10	0	.954	1.31
		18	1062	10	6	27	5	.930	1.52
		19	1159	16	3	30	2	.944	1.55
		15	924	10	5	25	4	.935	1.62
		3	105	0	1	3	0	.942	1.71

Source: KHL

Notes and References

1. Web site: League confirms format for Stage Two. 8 October 2015. 8 October 2015.
2. Web site: League confirms format for Stage Two. 8 October 2015. 8 October 2015.