2016 Gagarin Cup playoffs

The 2016 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on February 21, 2016, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2015–16 KHL regular season.
==Playoff seeds==
After the regular season, the standard 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Western Conference regular season winners and Continental Cup winners are CSKA Moscow with 127 points. Avangard Omsk are the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 106 points.
==Draw==
The playoffs started on February 21, 2016, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on April 19, 2016.
==Sibir vs Metallurg Game 4 controversy==
In the fourth game of Sibir — Metallurg series, on 37th minute a scored goal was confirmed after the episode when a player of Sibir, while leaving the ice during substitution, made physical contact with a player of Metallurg when the substituting player of Sibir was already on the ice (violation of of of the Hockey Game Rules for 2015/2016).Metallurg Mg-Sibir Game 4, VideoHockey Game Rules for 2015/2016 (in Russian)
In the overtime the game-winning goal scored by Metallurg was confirmed after the episode when Metallurg started their substitution in violation of of of the Hockey Game Rules for 2015/2016 (the player to be substituted is on the ice outside the substitution area), however the league's Officiating Department chose to explain the officials action by another clause of (player involved in a substitution being hit by the puck), leaving the violation of unexplained.Mozyakin scores GWG as Sibir rebelling against Ref's decision; video
In response to an appeal filed by Sibir demanding the cancellation of the game result, according to Sibir GM Kirill Fastovsky, the KHL noted "there was no refereeing error".HC Sibir: KHL rejected the appeal against the result of the game with Metallurg (in Russian)
According to the KHL, this demand of Sibir about the cancellation of the game result "could not be considered as an appeal" because "the appeal procedure was not strictly followed" by Sibir (mandatory note in the official game sheet by the club representative after the end of the game about their intention to appeal against the game result, followed by filing the appeal within 24 hours along with required supporting evidence). The message from the KHL also referenced Clause 77 of the KHL Sports Regulations and noted the impossibility to accept for consideration appeals based on complaints to refereeing.KHL commented on the reasons for rejection of Sibir appeal against the result of the game with Metallurg (in Russian)
==Player statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
 
As of 19 Apr 2016
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/–	PIM
Sergei Mozyakin 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	23	11	14	25 	+14	2
Jan Kovář 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	23	8 	15	23 	+13	10
Vadim Shipachyov 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	15	7 	9 	16 	–2 	12
Linus Omark 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	19	5 	11	16 	+6 	20
Alexander Radulov	CSKA Moscow 	20	4 	12	16 	+5 	26
Alexander Semin 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	23	7 	8 	15 	+9 	20
Danis Zaripov 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	23	6 	9 	15 	+12	14
Nikita Gusev 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	15	5 	9 	14 	–2 	0
Sami Lepistö 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	19	6 	7 	13 	+6 	16
Nikita Zaitsev 	CSKA Moscow 	20	4 	9 	13 	+7 	10
Source: KHL
====Leading goaltenders====
As of 19 Apr 2016
Player 	Team 	GP	Min 	W 	L	GA	SO	SV% 	GAA
Ilya Sorokin 	CSKA Moscow 	20	1270	15	5	28	3 	.945	1.32
Mikko Koskinen 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	15	980 	8 	7	24	5 	.949	1.47
Vasily Koshechkin 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	19	1182	14	5	31	3 	.948	1.57
Alexander Yeryomenko	Dynamo Moscow 	10	646 	6 	4	19	3 	.940	1.76
Alexander Salák 	Sibir Novosibirsk 	9 	523 	5 	4	16	2 	.942	1.83
Source: KHL
==References==
Category:2015–16 KHL season
Category:Gagarin Cup