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| 2021–22 KHL season | |
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| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 56 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| TV partner(s) |
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| Regular season | |
| Continental Cup winner | Not determined[1] |
| Top scorer |
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| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Alexander Popov |
| Finals champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Runners-up | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
The 2021–22 KHL season was the 14th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There were 24 teams that competed in 56 regular season games, beginning on 1 September 2021 and was scheduled to finish on 1 March 2022.[2] However, the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia resulted in more than 50 games being postponed prior to the break for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and in February, it was announced that no further regular season games would be played following the break.[3][4] In the finals, CSKA beat Metallurg in seven games.
Season changes
For the 2021–22 season, the competition returned to 24 teams after Admiral Vladivostok returned from a season's hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia affecting their financial status.[5]
There was an additional break during the season due to the 2022 Winter Olympics, held in February in Beijing, China.[2]
Teams
The 24 teams were 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.
Following Admiral Vladivostok's return to the league, Torpedo moved back to the Western Conference and joined the Bobrov Division, with Severstal moving into the Tarasov. Admiral was inserted back into the Chernyshev Division, with Kunlun Red Star moving into the Kharlamov Division.[2]
League standings
Each team was scheduled to play 56 games: playing every other team home-and-away (46 games), plus additional home-and-away games against five intra-conference teams (10 games).[2][6] 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. In the 2021–22 season, the second seed in each conference would not be guaranteed to a divisional winner.[7]
With the discontinuation of the regular season, it was proposed that teams were to be ranked by points percentage, with the top eight from each conference scheduled to qualify for the Gagarin Cup playoffs. This was subject to approval by the KHL Board of Directors and the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia.[4] This was confirmed on 16 February.[1]
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKA Saint Petersburg (Y) | 48 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 146 | 98 | +48 | .708 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Jokerit | 47 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 143 | 113 | +30 | .681 | |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 47 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 120 | 107 | +13 | .670 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 48 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 159 | 119 | +40 | .667 | |
| 5 | Severstal Cherepovets | 49 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 129 | 119 | +10 | .643 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 47 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 113 | 103 | +10 | .585 | |
| 7 | Spartak Moscow | 48 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 122 | 118 | +4 | .583 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 47 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 138 | 144 | −6 | .574 | |
| 9 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | 47 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 117 | 113 | +4 | .521 | |
| 10 | Vityaz Podolsk | 48 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 121 | 149 | −28 | .448 | |
| 11 | HC Sochi | 48 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 111 | 133 | −22 | .427 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Riga | 45 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 93 | 143 | −50 | .411 |
Rules for classification: 1) points percentage; 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.
(Y) Won conference
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Y) | 48 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 164 | 120 | +44 | .740 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 49 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 152 | 119 | +33 | .724 | |
| 3 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 45 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 131 | 96 | +35 | .689 | |
| 4 | Ak Bars Kazan | 48 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 129 | 109 | +20 | .688 | |
| 5 | Avangard Omsk | 47 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 137 | 104 | +33 | .617 | |
| 6 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 50 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 109 | 108 | +1 | .570 | |
| 7 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 49 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 121 | 140 | −19 | .531 | |
| 8 | Barys Nur-Sultan | 47 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 127 | 138 | −11 | .511 | |
| 9 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 127 | 129 | −2 | .467 | |
| 10 | Amur Khabarovsk | 50 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 97 | 125 | −28 | .460 | |
| 11 | Admiral Vladivostok | 49 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 88 | 150 | −62 | .357 | |
| 12 | Kunlun Red Star | 48 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 101 | 198 | −97 | .260 |
Rules for classification: 1) points percentage; 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.
(Y) Won conference
Gagarin Cup playoffs
Following the curtailment of the regular season, the playoffs were brought forward to start from 1 March.[1]
On 25 February 2022, Jokerit announced their withdrawal from the league for the remainder of the season, including the playoffs, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] Their first round opponents Spartak Moscow were given four forfeit victories and progressed to the second round of the playoffs.[9] Dinamo Riga subsequently also withdrew from the league for the same reason.[10]