2022–23 KHL season

2022–23 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 1 September 2022 – 26 February 2023
    (regular season)
Number of games68
Number of teams22
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Continental Cup winnerSKA Saint Petersburg
Top scorer
Playoffs
Finals championsCSKA Moscow
  Runners-upAk Bars Kazan
KHL seasons

The 2022–23 KHL season was the 15th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There were 22 teams that competed in the record-breaking 68 regular season games, beginning on 1 September 2022 and ending on 26 February 2023.[1]

Season changes

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For the 2022–23 season, the competition was reduced to 22 teams after Latvian club, Dinamo Riga, and Finnish club, Jokerit, withdrew from the competition during the previous 2021–22 playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

The regular season was expanded to feature 748 games scheduled for 164 gamedays, with each club to play a record-breaking 68 regular season engagements. The regular season was have just one international break, from 12–18 December 2022. That pause was preceded by the 2022 All-Star Week in Chelyabinsk on 10 and 11 of December.[3]

Teams

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The 22 teams are split into four divisions: the Bobrov Division and the Tarasov Division as part of the Western Conference, with the Kharlamov Division and the Chernyshev Division as part of the Eastern Conference.

Kunlun Red Star were the only team to be realigned, moving from the Kharalamov Division in the Eastern Conference to the Tarasov Division in the Western Conference.[1]

Western Conference Eastern Conference
Bobrov Division Tarasov Division Kharlamov Division Chernyshev Division
Russia SKA Saint Petersburg Russia CSKA Moscow Russia Ak Bars Kazan Russia Admiral Vladivostok
Russia HC Sochi Belarus Dinamo Minsk Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Russia Amur Khabarovsk
Russia Spartak Moscow Russia Dynamo Moscow Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia Avangard Omsk
Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod China Kunlun Red Star Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Kazakhstan Barys Astana
Russia Vityaz Podolsk Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russia Severstal Cherepovets Russia Sibir Novosibirsk

League standings

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Each team played 68 games: played every other team home-and-away (42 games), plus an additional 20 intra-conference games (10 home and 10 away games). The remaining 6 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (3 home, 3 on the road).[3] Points were awarded for each game, where two points were awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time, in overtime or after game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time.[4]

Western Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 SKA Saint Petersburg (L) 68 40 10 5 13 243 150 +93 105 Conference winner and home ice advantage in conference finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 CSKA Moscow 68 33 10 8 17 214 162 +52 94 Home ice advantage in conference semi-finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 68 35 6 10 17 164 122 +42 92 Home ice advantage in conference quarter-finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 68 31 11 6 20 204 172 +32 90
5 Dynamo Moscow 68 29 9 11 19 174 147 +27 87 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 Vityaz Podolsk 68 24 10 8 26 169 170 −1 76
7 Severstal Cherepovets 68 20 11 13 24 182 187 −5 75
8 Dinamo Minsk 68 21 6 14 27 175 201 −26 68
9 Spartak Moscow 68 21 7 8 32 154 192 −38 64
10 Kunlun Red Star 68 15 6 7 40 152 226 −74 49
11 HC Sochi 68 9 2 10 47 142 254 −112 32
Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(L) Won Continental Cup

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ak Bars Kazan (Z) 68 27 14 9 18 187 158 +29 91 Conference winner and home ice advantage in conference finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 68 28 10 10 20 174 141 +33 86 Home ice advantage in conference semi-finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 Avangard Omsk 68 27 12 8 21 188 164 +24 86 Home ice advantage in conference quarter-finals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 68 30 7 9 22 188 172 +16 83
5 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 68 30 5 13 20 189 175 +14 83 Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 Sibir Novosibirsk 68 21 17 7 23 172 161 +11 83
7 Admiral Vladivostok 68 21 12 9 26 131 139 −8 75
8 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 68 25 8 6 29 173 193 −20 72
9 Traktor Chelyabinsk 68 23 8 10 27 169 190 −21 72
10 Amur Khabarovsk 68 21 9 9 29 141 168 −27 69
11 Barys Astana 68 20 7 7 34 153 194 −41 61
Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(Z) Won conference

Continental Cup

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 SKA Saint Petersburg (L) 68 40 10 5 13 243 150 +93 105 Continental cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 CSKA Moscow 68 33 10 8 17 214 162 +52 94
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 68 35 6 10 17 164 122 +42 92
4 Ak Bars Kazan 68 27 14 9 18 187 158 +29 91
5 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 68 31 11 6 20 204 172 +32 90
6 Dynamo Moscow 68 29 9 11 19 174 147 +27 87
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 68 28 10 10 20 174 141 +33 86
8 Avangard Omsk 68 27 12 8 21 188 164 +24 86
9 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 68 30 7 9 22 188 172 +16 83
10 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 68 30 5 13 20 189 175 +14 83
11 Sibir Novosibirsk 68 21 17 7 23 172 161 +11 83
12 Vityaz Podolsk 68 24 10 8 26 169 170 −1 76
13 Admiral Vladivostok 68 21 12 9 26 131 139 −8 75
14 Severstal Cherepovets 68 20 11 13 24 182 187 −5 75
15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 68 25 8 6 29 173 193 −20 72
16 Traktor Chelyabinsk 68 23 8 10 27 169 190 −21 72
17 Amur Khabarovsk 68 21 9 9 29 141 168 −27 69
18 Dinamo Minsk 68 21 6 14 27 175 201 −26 68
19 Spartak Moscow 68 21 7 8 32 154 192 −38 64
20 Barys Astana 68 20 7 7 34 153 194 −41 61
21 Kunlun Red Star 68 15 6 7 40 152 226 −74 49
22 HC Sochi 68 9 2 10 47 142 254 −112 32
Source: KHL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won in regulation time; 3) games won in overtime; 4) games won in shootouts; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.
(L) Won Continental Cup

Gagarin Cup playoffs

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The Gagarin Cup playoffs started on 1 March 2023. CSKA won the Gagarin Cup on April 29 in game 7 of the Gagarin Cup Finals with a score of 2-3

Bracket

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Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
            
E1 Russia Ak Bars 4
E8 Russia Neftekhimik 2
E1 Russia Ak Bars 4
E7 Russia Admiral 2
E2 Russia Salavat Yulaev 2
E7 Russia Admiral 4
E1 Russia Ak Bars 4
Eastern Conference
E3 Russia Avangard 1
E3 Russia Avangard 4
E6 Russia Sibir 1
E3 Russia Avangard 4
E5 Russia Metallurg 0
E4 Russia Avtomobilist 3
E5 Russia Metallurg 4
E1 Russia Ak Bars 3
W2 Russia CSKA 4
W1 Russia SKA 4
W8 Belarus Dinamo Mn 2
W1 Russia SKA 4
W4 Russia Torpedo 0
W2 Russia CSKA 4
W7 Russia Severstal 3
W1 Russia SKA 2
Western Conference
W2 Russia CSKA 4
W3 Russia Lokomotiv 4
W6 Russia Vityaz 1
W2 Russia CSKA 4
W3 Russia Lokomotiv 3
W4 Russia Torpedo 4
W5 Russia Dynamo Msk 2
  • Pairings within the conferences are re-seeded after the conference quarterfinals
  • During the Gagarin Cup Finals the team that finished with higher seed in their conference has home ice (if both teams finished with the same seed the team that earned most points during the regular season has home ice)
  • source: KHL

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[5] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Czech Republic Dmitrij Jaškin SKA Saint Petersburg 67 40 22 62 +21 48
Russia Vladimir Tkachev Avangard Omsk 64 23 36 59 +17 31
Russia Alexander Radulov Ak Bars Kazan 62 25 32 57 +10 66
France Stéphane Da Costa Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 54 20 36 56 +14 42
Russia Sergey Tolchinsky Avangard Omsk 68 16 40 56 +6 20
United States Reid Boucher Avangard Omsk 64 31 24 55 +1 65
Russia Alexander Khokhlachev Spartak Moscow 65 19 36 55 –9 73
Canada Taylor Beck Sibir Novosibirsk 67 18 37 55 –2 50
Russia Alexander Nikishin SKA Saint Petersburg 65 11 44 55 +19 50
Russia Marat Khairullin SKA Saint Petersburg 65 28 26 54 +9 36

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 2022-2023 KHL season will start on Sept 1". Kontinental Hockey League. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Jokerit, Riga won't return to KHL for 2022-23 season - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022-2023 KHL schedule released". Kontinental Hockey League. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kontinental Hockey League Championship – Russian Men's Ice Hockey Championship 2021/2022. Stage 2 Guidelines" (PDF). KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 4 September 2021. In each Conference teams are seeded first to eighth depending on points scored and regardless of Division placing.
  5. ^ "Leaders: Points (G+A)". KHL.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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