2018–19 KHL season

The 2018–19 KHL season was the eleventh season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 1 September 2018 and ended on 19 April 2019. Continental Cup winners CSKA Moscow became the first team to win the Gagarin Cup finals in a series sweep, defeating Avangard Omsk in four games to win their first Gagarin Cup, after two previous Finals defeats.
==Season changes==
For the 2018–19 season, 25 teams competed in the KHL – down from 27 in 2017–18. The two teams that were excluded from the league were HC Lada Togliatti and HC Yugra, with both teams moving to the Supreme Hockey League. As well as this, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod were moved from the Western Conference, to the Eastern Conference; as a result, the Western Conference consisted of 12 teams and the Eastern Conference consisted of 13 teams.
The 2018–19 season featured the most games of any KHL season to date, with each team scheduled to play 62 games, up from 56 in 2017–18.
===KHL World Games===
This season witnessed the first time that KHL games were played in Austria and Switzerland, as part of the KHL World Games. Slovan Bratislava played in both Austrian games (on 26 and 28 October) at the Albert Schultz Eishalle in Vienna – home to the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League – losing 9–0 to CSKA Moscow, and 7–0 to SKA Saint Petersburg. The Swiss games were played at the Hallenstadion in Zürich – home to the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League – with Dinamo Riga playing in both games (on 26 and 28 November), losing 3–1 to SKA Saint Petersburg, and 5–0 to CSKA Moscow.
==Teams==
The 25 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.
 	 	 	
Admiral Vladivostok 	Vladivostok 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Ak Bars Kazan 	Kazan 	Eastern	Kharlamov
Amur Khabarovsk 	Khabarovsk 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Avangard Omsk 	Omsk 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Yekaterinburg 	Eastern	Kharlamov
Barys Astana 	Astana 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Dinamo Riga 	Riga 	Western	Bobrov
HC CSKA Moscow 	Moscow 	Western	Tarasov
HC Dinamo Minsk 	Minsk 	Western	Tarasov
HC Dynamo Moscow 	Moscow 	Western	Bobrov
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Nizhnekamsk 	Eastern	Kharlamov
HC Sibir Novosibirsk 	Novosibirsk 	Eastern	Chernyshev
HC Slovan Bratislava 	Bratislava 	Western	Tarasov
HC Sochi 	Sochi 	Western	Tarasov
HC Spartak Moscow 	Moscow 	Western	Bobrov
HC Vityaz 	Podolsk 	Western	Tarasov
Jokerit 	Helsinki 	Western	Bobrov
HC Kunlun Red Star 	Beijing 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	Yaroslavl 	Western	Tarasov
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	Magnitogorsk 	Eastern	Kharlamov
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	Ufa 	Eastern	Chernyshev
Severstal Cherepovets 	Cherepovets 	Western	Bobrov
SKA Saint Petersburg 	Saint Petersburg	Western	Bobrov
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 	Nizhny Novgorod 	Eastern	Kharlamov
Traktor Chelyabinsk 	Chelyabinsk 	Eastern	Kharlamov
==League standings==
Each team played 62 games, playing each of the other twenty-four teams twice: once on home ice, and once away from home. As well as this, each team played a further two games against each of their divisional rivals, and four games total against non-divisional teams.
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 a shootout. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or a shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the Continental Cup winner.
===Western Conference===
Pos	Team 	Pld	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts	Qualification
1 	HC CSKA Moscow 	62 	43	10 	0 	9 	191	75 	+116	106	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	62 	45	4 	5 	8 	209	80 	+129	103	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	62 	34	6 	6 	16	159	118	+41 	86 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 	Jokerit 	62 	32	5 	6 	19	197	164	+33 	80 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
5 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	62 	27	6 	6 	23	153	139	+14 	72 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 	HC Sochi 	62 	19	9 	10 	24	145	155	−10 	66 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
7 	HC Spartak Moscow 	62 	21	7 	8 	26	156	158	−2 	64 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
8 	HC Vityaz 	62 	23	5 	7 	27	134	169	−35 	63 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
9 	Dinamo Riga 	62 	18	8 	10 	26	129	155	−26 	62 	
10 	Severstal Cherepovets	62 	14	9 	5 	34	124	178	−54 	51 	
11 	HC Dinamo Minsk 	62 	15	2 	8 	37	119	180	−61 	42 	
12 	HC Slovan Bratislava 	62 	10	5 	3 	44	101	213	−112	33 	
===Eastern Conference===
Pos	Team 	Pld	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	GD 	Pts	Qualification
1 	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	62 	39	8 	1 	14	191	125	+66	95 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2 	Barys Astana 	62 	28	10 	10 	14	190	149	+41	86 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
3 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	62 	35	6 	2 	19	182	132	+50	84 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4 	Avangard Omsk 	62 	29	10 	5 	18	177	133	+44	83 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
5 	Ak Bars Kazan 	62 	34	4 	6 	18	165	139	+26	82 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
6 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	62 	24	7 	10 	21	158	140	+18	72 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
7 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 	62 	20	7 	10 	25	176	193	−17	64 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
8 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	62 	18	9 	4 	31	102	151	−49	58 	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
9 	HC Sibir Novosibirsk 	62 	19	5 	6 	32	148	192	−44	54 	
10 	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	62 	15	8 	6 	33	130	164	−34	52 	
11 	HC Kunlun Red Star 	62 	19	1 	11 	31	142	190	−48	51 	
12 	Admiral Vladivostok 	62 	18	5 	5 	34	139	176	−37	51 	
13 	Amur Khabarovsk 	62 	17	3 	9 	33	126	175	−49	49 	
==Playoffs==
The 2019 Gagarin Cup playoffs started on 25 February 2019, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, and finished on 19 April 2019.
==Final standings==
Rank	Team
1 	CSKA Moscow
2 	Avangard Omsk
3 	SKA Saint Petersburg
4 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
5 	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
6 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
7 	Barys Astana
8 	Dynamo Moscow
9 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
10 	Ak Bars Kazan
11 	Jokerit
12 	HC Sochi
13 	Spartak Moscow
14 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
15 	Vityaz Podolsk
16 	Traktor Chelyabinsk
17 	Dinamo Riga
18 	Sibir Novosibirsk
19 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
20 	HC Kunlun Red Star
21 	Admiral Vladivostok
22 	Severstal Cherepovets
23 	Amur Khabarovsk
24 	Dinamo Minsk
25 	Slovan Bratislava
==References==
Category:2018 in ice hockey
Category:2019 in ice hockey