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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 24 August 2015 – 19 April 2016 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 28 |
| Regular season | |
| Continental Cup winner |  CSKA Moscow |
| Top scorer | Sergei Mozyakin |
| Playoffs | |
| Western champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Western runners-up | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| Eastern champions | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Eastern runners-up | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| Gagarin Cup | |
| Champions | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| Runners-up | CSKA Moscow |
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]
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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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:
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:
Eastern Conference
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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:
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:
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
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Gagarin Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Avangard
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Neftekhimik
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Avangard
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Avtomobilist
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sibir
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Admiral
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sibir
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ak Bars
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Metallurg Mg
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Slovan
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Torpedo
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Jokerit
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Torpedo
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CSKA
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SKA
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lokomotiv
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SKA
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dynamo Msk
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SKA
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HC Sochi
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dynamo Msk
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
As of 18 February 2016
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Mozyakin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 57 | 32 | 35 | 67 | +11 | 0 |
| Alexander Radulov |
CSKA Moscow | 53 | 23 | 42 | 65 | +28 | 73 |
 Brandon Bochenski |
Barys Astana | 60 | 20 | 41 | 61 | +16 | 48 |
| Vadim Shipachyov |
SKA Saint Petersburg | 54 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −8 | 63 |
 Linus Omark |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 60 | 18 | 39 | 57 | +12 | 40 |
 Matt Ellison |
Dinamo Minsk | 54 | 26 | 29 | 55 | −10 | 54 |
| Danis Zaripov |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 60 | 22 | 32 | 54 | +9 | 26 |
 Nigel Dawes |
Barys Astana | 55 | 31 | 22 | 53 | +15 | 16 |
| Justin Azevedo |
Ak Bars Kazan | 59 | 17 | 36 | 53 | +6 | 26 |
 Jan Kovář |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 58 | 20 | 32 | 52 | +7 | 61 |
Source: KHL
Leading goaltenders
As of 18 February 2016
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | SOP | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | CSKA Moscow | 28 | 1638:53 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 10 | .953 | 1.06 |
| Alexei Murygin | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 34 | 1962:29 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 13 | .954 | 1.13 |
| Stanislav Galimov | CSKA/Ak Bars | 28 | 1669:11 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 7 | .938 | 1.51 |
| Viktor Fasth | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 1122:04 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3 | .921 | 1.66 |
| Alexander Yeryomenko | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | 1392:08 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 2 | .936 | 1.77 |
Source: KHL
Players of the Month
Best KHL players of each month.
| Month | Goaltender | Defense | Forward | Rookie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September[9] | Alexei Murygin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) |
Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
Roman Manukhov (Metallurg Novokuznetsk) |
| October[10] | Alexander Salák (Sibir Novosibirsk) |
Mikhail Pashnin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
Nigel Dawes (Barys Astana) |
Artyom Zub (Amur Khabarovsk) |
| November[11] | Danny Taylor (Medveščak Zagreb) |
Staffan Kronwall (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
Anatoly Golyshev (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg) |
Alexander Polunin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| December[12] | Dominik Furch (Avangard Omsk) |
Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana) |
Danis Zaripov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
Vladislav Gavrikov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
| January[13] | Ilya Sorokin (CSKA Moscow) |
Mat Robinson (Dynamo Moscow) |
Vadim Shipachyov (SKA St. Petersburg) |
Igor Ustinsky (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg) |
| February[14] | Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow) |
Anton Belov (SKA St. Petersburg) |
 Peter Regin (Jokerit) |
Artur Lauta (Avangard Omsk) |
| March[15] | Ilya Sorokin (CSKA Moscow) |
Denis Denisov (CSKA Moscow) |
Sergei Mozyakin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) |
Yuri Sergiyenko (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) |
| April |
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