2016–17 KHL season
| 2016–2017 KHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 22 August 2016 – April 2017 |
| Number of games | 62 |
| Number of teams | 29 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Gagarin Cup | |
The 2016–17 KHL season is the ninth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 22 August 2016.[1][2]
Team changes
The Chinese club Kunlun Red Star joined the league, to become its 29th team.[3][4]
Divisions and regular season format
In this season, like in 2015–16 season, each team will play 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.[2][5]
How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.[6][7][8][9]
| Western Conference | Eastern Conference |
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League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 43 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a] |
| 2 | SKA Saint Petersburg | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 39 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 33 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 28 | |
| 7 | HC Sochi | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Jokerit | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Vityaz Podolsk | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 23 | |
| 10 | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 22 | |
| 11 | Severstal Cherepovets | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 21 | |
| 12 | Medveščak Zagreb | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 20 | |
| 13 | Slovan Bratislava | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 16 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Riga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 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:
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:
- ^ Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 34 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs[a] |
| 2 | Avangard Omsk | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 32 | |
| 3 | Ak Bars Kazan | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 33 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 25 | |
| 5 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Lada Togliatti | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Amur Khabarovsk | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 20 | |
| 11 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 19 | |
| 12 | Kunlun Red Star | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 | |
| 13 | Admiral Vladivostok | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 18 | |
| 14 | Barys Astana | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 17 | |
| 15 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 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:
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:
- ^ Two winners of divisions hold the first two places in the conference
Gagarin Cup Playoffs
The playoffs will start on 21 February 2017, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on April 2017.[2]
Final standings
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Player statistics
Scoring leaders
As of 13 September 2016
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 André Petersson |
HC Sochi | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +1 | 4 |
 Ilya Kovalchuk |
SKA Saint Petersburg | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +8 | 2 |
| Vladimir Tkachev |
Admiral Vladivostok | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 0 |
| Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Galuzin |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +6 | 25 |
Source: KHL
Leading goaltenders
As of 13 September 2016
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | SOP | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexander Salák |
Sibir Novosibirsk | 3 | 184:51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .969 | 0.97 |
| Ilya Proskuryakov |
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 7 | 428:52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .956 | 0.98 |
| Alexander Yeryomenko |
Dynamo Moscow | 4 | 249:14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .953 | 1.20 |
| Andrei Kareyev |
Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 3 | 145:01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 1.24 |
| Alexei Murygin |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 6 | 368:27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .935 | 1.30 |
Source: KHL
Awards
Players of the Month
Best KHL players of each month.
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Milestones
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References
- ^ "Schedule for 2016/2017 season confirmed". 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mark your Calendars! 2016-17 Season Schedule". 15 July 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Enter the Dragon! Beijing club to join KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "It's Official! Kunlun Red Star joins the KHL". 25 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "League confirms format for 2015–16 season". 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Club-by-club – the Bobrov Division". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Club-by-club – the Tarasov Division". 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Club-by-club – the Kharlamov Division". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Club-by-club – the Chernyshev Division". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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