# 2024–25 KHL season

The 2024–25 KHL season is the 17th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. There are 23 teams that will compete in 68 regular season games, with a record-breaking 187 playing days, having begun on 3 September 2024 until through 23 March 2025.

## Season changes

For the 2024–25 season, the competition remained unchanged with the number of teams participating and divisional placements. Only minor rule adjustments geared towards encouraging offensive play were introduced.
For the second consecutive season, the regular season had 782 games for a new record-breaking 187 gamedays, with each club played 68 regular season engagements. The regular season featured three breaks, the first after 97 consecutive days of matchplay from 9–16 December 2023, followed by the traditional New Year's break from 31 December to 2 January, lastly followed by the 2024 All-Star Week from 7–10 February. The league maintained the previous season playoff format for the Gagarin Cup playoffs with a cross playoff system in which teams participate in the Conference Quarterfinals before a cross conference switch and re-seeding take place from the second round.

## Teams

The 23 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.
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Bobrov Division | Tarasov Division | Kharlamov Division | Chernyshev Division |
| SKA Saint Petersburg | CSKA Moscow | Ak Bars Kazan | Admiral Vladivostok |
| HC Sochi | Dinamo Minsk | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Amur Khabarovsk |
| Spartak Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Lada Togliatti | Avangard Omsk |
| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Kunlun Red Star | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Barys Astana |
| Vityaz Moscow Region | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| | Severstal Cherepovets | Traktor Chelyabinsk | Sibir Novosibirsk |
Each team plays 68 games: in the Western Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 20 intra-conference games (10 home and 10 away games). The remaining 4 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (2 home, 2 on the road). In the Eastern Conference team play every other team home-and-away (44 games), plus an additional 22 intra-conference games (11 home and 11 away games). The remaining 2 games were slated against opposition selected with a view to increasing the number of high-profile match-ups (1 home, 1 on the road). 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.

## Opening Cup

The season started on 3 September 2024 with the Opening cup. The 2024–25 Opening Cup was contested between Metallurg Magnitogorsk the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup Champions and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl the 2023–24 Gagarin Cup runner up.

## Standings
### Western Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O, T) | 65 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 180 | 119 | +61 | 96 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow (Q) | 65 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 197 | 157 | +40 | 87 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow (Q) | 65 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 213 | 190 | +23 | 83 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow (Q) | 65 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 190 | 162 | +28 | 83 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Dinamo Minsk (Q) | 65 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 194 | 155 | +39 | 82 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | SKA Saint Petersburg (Q) | 65 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 229 | 196 | +33 | 79 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 7 | Severstal Cherepovets (Q) | 65 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 189 | 190 | −1 | 77 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 8 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Q) | 66 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 200 | 190 | +10 | 70 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 9 | Kunlun Red Star | 66 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 166 | 225 | −59 | 61 | |
| 10 | Vityaz Podolsk | 65 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 158 | 180 | −22 | 57 | |
| 11 | HC Sochi | 65 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 147 | 215 | −68 | 45 | |

### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) | 66 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 217 | 157 | +60 | 92 | Conference winner and Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) | 65 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 201 | 156 | +45 | 87 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Q) | 65 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 187 | 145 | +42 | 86 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 65 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 171 | 157 | +14 | 85 | Home advantage in Conference Quarterfinals of Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Ak Bars Kazan (Q) | 66 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 200 | 160 | +40 | 83 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Avangard Omsk (Q) | 65 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 194 | 161 | +33 | 82 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk (Q) | 66 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 168 | 190 | −22 | 68 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 8 | Admiral Vladivostok (Q) | 64 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 176 | 186 | −10 | 68 | Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 9 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 65 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 146 | 195 | −49 | 61 | |
| 10 | Lada Togliatti | 65 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 143 | 178 | −35 | 52 | |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk | 65 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 143 | 228 | −85 | 40 | |
| 12 | Barys Astana | 66 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 98 | 215 | −117 | 35 | |

### Continental Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Q, O) | 65 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 180 | 119 | +61 | 96 | Continental Cup winner and first overall seed in Gagarin Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Q) | 66 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 217 | 157 | +60 | 92 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow (Q) | 65 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 197 | 157 | +40 | 87 | |
| 4 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Q) | 65 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 201 | 156 | +45 | 87 | |
| 5 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Q) | 65 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 187 | 145 | +42 | 86 | |
| 6 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Q) | 65 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 171 | 157 | +14 | 85 | |
| 7 | Ak Bars Kazan (Q) | 66 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 200 | 160 | +40 | 83 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow (Q) | 65 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 213 | 190 | +23 | 83 | |
| 9 | CSKA Moscow (Q) | 65 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 190 | 162 | +28 | 83 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk (Q) | 65 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 194 | 155 | +39 | 82 | |
| 11 | Avangard Omsk (Q) | 65 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 194 | 161 | +33 | 82 | |
| 12 | SKA Saint Petersburg (Q) | 65 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 229 | 196 | +33 | 79 | |
| 13 | Severstal Cherepovets (Q) | 65 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 189 | 190 | −1 | 77 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Q) | 66 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 200 | 190 | +10 | 70 | |
| 15 | Sibir Novosibirsk (Q) | 66 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 168 | 190 | −22 | 68 | |
| 16 | Admiral Vladivostok (Q) | 64 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 176 | 186 | −10 | 68 | |
| 17 | Kunlun Red Star | 66 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 166 | 225 | −59 | 61 | |
| 18 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 65 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 146 | 195 | −49 | 61 | |
| 19 | Vityaz Podolsk | 65 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 158 | 180 | −22 | 57 | |
| 20 | Lada Togliatti | 65 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 143 | 178 | −35 | 52 | |
| 21 | HC Sochi | 65 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 147 | 215 | −68 | 45 | |
| 22 | Amur Khabarovsk | 65 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 143 | 228 | −85 | 40 | |
| 23 | Barys Astana | 66 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 98 | 215 | −117 | 35 | |