2013–14 KHL season

The 2013–14 KHL season was the sixth season of the Kontinental Hockey League.

2013–14 KHL season
LeagueKontinental Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration4 September 2013
– April 2014
Number of teams28
Regular season
Continental Cup winner Dynamo Moscow
Top scorer Sergei Mozyakin
Playoffs
Western champions Lev Praha
  Western runners-up Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Eastern champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  Eastern runners-up Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Gagarin Cup
Champions Metallurg Magnitogorsk
  Runners-up Lev Praha

The league's 28 teams played a 54-game balanced schedule. The regular season began on 4 September with the Lokomotiv Cup between last year's finalists Dynamo Moscow and Traktor Chelyabinsk. The all-star game took place on 11 January in Bratislava, Slovakia and was followed by a 27-day break for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi from 30 January to 25 February. The last day of the regular season was 4 March.[1]

Sixteen teams, eight from each conference, advanced to the Gagarin Cup playoffs, which began on 7 March. The winner of each conference, Metallurg Magnitogorsk from the East and Lev Prague from the West, met in the Gagarin Cup Final. The seventh and last game was played on 30 April, with Metallurg winning 7-4. All four playoff rounds were best-of-seven series.[2] As of right now, Lev Prague are the only non-russian team to play in the Gagarin Cup

Changes

Team changes

In late April 2013 it was announced that a newly created team from Vladivostok would be admitted to league and become the league's second far-eastern team.[3] The team is called Admiral Vladivostok and its name and emblem were chosen by the public.[4] Its initial roster was filled in an expansion draft on 17 June.[5]

A few days after Vladivostok was admitted to the league it was also confirmed that KHL Medveščak from Zagreb, Croatia would join the league.[6] Medveščak previously played in Austrian-based EBEL league. This made Croatia the eighth country with a KHL team.

In June 2013 Vityaz Chekhov officially announced its relocation to nearby Podolsk, Moscow Oblast where it can play in a bigger arena.[7]

Regular season

The regular season began on 4 September 2013 with the Lokomotiv Cup between the finalists of the previous season, Dynamo Moscow and Traktor Chelyabinsk and ended on 4 March 2014 after every team has played 54 matches.

League standings

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
  • 2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or a penalty shootout ("SOW")
  • 1 Point for a loss in overtime ("OTL") or a penalty shootout ("SOL")
  • 0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")

The conference standings determine the seedings for the play-offs. The first two places in each conference are reserved for the division winners.

Western Conference[8] Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1C – Dynamo MoscowTAR5434225011171113115
2Y – SKA Saint PetersburgBOB5430144114175115105
3HC Lev PrahaBOB542339241314910799
4HC DonbassTAR54273420181359997
5Dinamo RigaBOB542256411614112293
6Medveščak ZagrebBOB542413841413812692
7CSKA MoscowBOB542525112013011891
8Lokomotiv YaroslavlTAR542323412110910384
9Atlant Moscow OblastTAR541917322212312078
10Severstal CherepovetsTAR542005522212813577
11Slovan BratislavaBOB541536312612016067
13Spartak MoscowTAR541244422810514758
12Vityaz PodolskTAR541215912611014758
14Dinamo MinskBOB541313423110216153

Y – Clinched Division;
C – Clinched Continental Cup;
BOB – Bobrov Division,
TAR – Tarasov Division

Eastern Conference[9] Div GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF GA Pts
1Z – Metallurg MagnitogorskKHA5430326211166113108
2Y – Barys AstanaCHE542624221818215794
3Ak Bars KazanKHA5426445114139108100
4Salavat Yulaev UfaCHE542533431615514094
4Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHA542525321715312194
6Sibir NovosibirskCHE542225611812511787
7Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHA542207511913412586
8Admiral VladivostokCHE542114412313512978
9Traktor ChelyabinskKHA541816522212614875
10Avangard OmskCHE541715422513616269
11Yugra Khanty-MansiyskKHA541613262612816664
12Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHA541522313112715257
13Metallurg NovokuznetskCHE541211463011517050
14Amur KhabarovskCHE548141013010618245

Y – Clinched Division;
Z – Clinched Conference
KHA – Kharlamov Division,
CHE – Chernyshev Division

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

As of 3 Mar 2014
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sergei Mozyakin Metallurg Magnitogorsk 54 34 39 73 +43 8
Jan Kovář Metallurg Magnitogorsk 54 23 45 68 +46 46
Danis Zaripov Metallurg Magnitogorsk 53 25 39 64 +42 32
Brandon Bochenski Barys Astana 54 28 30 58 +17 55
Nigel Dawes Barys Astana 54 26 23 49 +7 18
Sakari Salminen Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 54 18 29 47 +8 16
Fedor Malykhin Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 54 22 22 44 +14 26
Kyle Wilson Dinamo Riga 49 17 27 44 +9 26
Jori Lehterä Sibir Novosibirsk 48 12 32 44 +14 22
Marcel Hossa Dinamo Riga 50 22 19 41 +9 33

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOP = Shootouts played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

As of 3 Mar 2014
Player Team GP Min W L SOP GA SO SV% GAA
Emil GaripovAk Bars Kazan201219:361352293.9521.43
Vitali KolesnikLokomotiv Yaroslavl19955:45745243.9461.51
Georgi GelashviliTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod201163:321261315.9391.60
Petri VehanenHC Lev Praha412495:2220138694.9321.66
Mikko KoskinenSibir Novosibirsk412361:3520118673.9391.70

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 7 March 2014, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, and ended on 30 April with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final.

During the first three rounds home ice was determined by seeding number within the Conference, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with better seeding number had home ice advantage. If the seeding numbers were equal, the regular season record was taken into account.[10]

  Conference Quarter-Finals Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals Gagarin Cup Finals
                                     
1 Metallurg Mg 4     1 Metallurg Mg 4  
8 Admiral 1     6 Sibir 0  
2 Barys 4 Eastern Conference
7 Avtomobilist 0  
    1 Metallurg Mg 4  
  4 Salavat Yulaev 1  
3 Ak Bars 2  
6 Sibir 4  
4 Salavat Yulaev 4   2 Barys 2
5 Torpedo 3     4 Salavat Yulaev 4  
  1 Metallurg Mg 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  3 Lev 3
1 Dynamo Msk 3     2 SKA 2
8 Lokomotiv 4     8 Lokomotiv 4  
2 SKA 4
7 CSKA 0  
  3 Lev 4
  8 Lokomotiv 1  
3 Lev 4  
6 Medveščak 0   Western Conference
4 Donbass 4   3 Lev 4
5 Dinamo Rg 3     4 Donbass 2  
  • During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

Player statistics

Playoff scoring leaders

Updated on 30 April 2014. Source: khl.ru[11]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sergei MozyakinMetallurg Magnitogorsk 21132033+148
Danis ZaripovMetallurg Magnitogorsk 21111526+1234
Jan KovářMetallurg Magnitogorsk 2181826+1216
Justin AzevedoHC Lev Praha 2213720+46
Roman ČervenkaSKA Saint Petersburg 1061117+68

Playoff leading goaltenders

Updated on 30 April 2014. Source: khl.ru[12]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L SOL GA SO SV% GAA
Ivan KasutinTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod6390:5333010194.41.53
Ján LacoHC Donbass8385:2033011093.41.71
Jakub SedláčekDinamo Riga5270:013208093.81.78
Curtis SanfordLokomotiv Yaroslavl181124:5099036293.41.92
Alexander SalákSKA Saint Petersburg10621:3264020294.01.93

Nadezhda Cup

The 12 teams that do not advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs participate in Nadezhda Cup. The teams ranked 9th and 10th in their conferences are seeded and start their games from Quarterfinals, while the other teams start their games from the First Round. The First Round consists of two games. In case there is a 1-1 tie in the end of the First Round, 5-minute overtime and a penalty shootout, if necessary, follow after Game 2. The other rounds consist of up to four games. If there is a 2-2 tie in the end of such a round, the series is decided in a 20-minute overtime with a shootout if necessary.[13]

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
       
  W9 Atlant Moscow Oblast 0  
    W14 Dinamo Minsk 3  
W11 Slovan Bratislava 0
W14 Dinamo Minsk 2  
  W14 Dinamo Minsk 3  
  W10 Severstal Cherepovets 1  
       
       
  W10 Severstal Cherepovets 3
    W13 Vityaz Chekhov 1  
W12 Spartak Moscow *
W13 Vityaz Chekhov  
  W14 Dinamo Minsk 0
  E10 Avangard Omsk 3
       
       
  E10 Avangard Omsk 3
    E11 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1  
E11 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1,d
E14 Amur Khabarovsk 0,d  
  E10 Avangard Omsk 3
  E9 Traktor Chelyabinsk 1  
       
       
  E9 Traktor Chelyabinsk 2SO
    E12 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2  
E12 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2
E13 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 0  

* Note: Spartak Moscow was excluded from Nadezhda Cup 2014 tournament due to financial issues.[14]

Final standings
RankTeam
1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2 Lev Praha
3 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
4 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
5 SKA Saint Petersburg
6 HC Donbass
7 Barys Astana
8 Sibir Novosibirsk
9 Dynamo Moscow
10 Ak Bars Kazan
11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
12 Dinamo Riga
13 Medveščak Zagreb
14 CSKA Moscow
15 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
16 Admiral Vladivostok
17 Atlant Moscow Oblast
18 Severstal Cherepovets
19 Traktor Chelyabinsk
20 Avangard Omsk
21 Slovan Bratislava
22 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
23 Spartak Moscow
24 Vityaz Chekhov
25 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
26 Dinamo Minsk
27 Metallurg Novokuznetsk
28 Amur Khabarovsk

Awards

Players of the Month

Best KHL players of each month.

Month Goaltender Defense Forward Rookie
September Konstantin Barulin (Kazan) Chris Lee (Magintogorsk) Maxim Pestushko (Dyn. Moscow) Andrei Vasilevski (Ufa)
October[15] Barry Brust (Zagreb) Maxim Chudinov (St. Petersburg) Danis Zaripov (Magintogorsk) Yaroslav Dyblenko (Atlant)
November[16] Alexander Salák (St. Petersburg) Deron Quint (Spartak) Sergei Mozyakin (Magintogorsk) Andrei Vasilevski (Ufa)
December[17] Jakub Kovář (Yekatarinburg) Dominik Graňák (Dyn. Moscow) Brandon Bochenski (Astana) Mark Skutar (Novokusnetsk)
January[18] Jakub Kovář (Yekatarinburg) Viktor Antipin (Magintogorsk) Sergei Mozyakin (Magintogorsk) Sergei Shmelyov (Atlant)
February not awarded (Olympic break)
March[19] Curtis Sanford (Yaroslavl) Ilya Gorokhov (Yaroslavl) Sergei Mozyakin (Magintogorsk) Andrei Vasilevski (Ufa)
April[20] Vasiliy Koshechkin (Magnitogorsk) Ondřej Němec (Prague) Sergei Mozyakin (Magintogorsk) Andrei Vasilevski (Ufa)

References
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  2. http://en.khl.ru/documents/KHL_calendar_2013-2014_playoff_en.pdf
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  13. "News : Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)". en.khl.ru.
  14. Spartak won't play in Nadezhda Cup (in Russian)
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  16. "November's finest: Salak, Quint, Mozyakin & Vasilevsky". khl.ru. 2013-12-05.
  17. "December's finest: Kovar, Granak, Bochenski & Skutar". khl.ru. 2014-01-03.
  18. "January's finest: Kovar, Antipin, Mozyakin & Shmelyov". khl.ru. 2014-02-05.
  19. "March's finest: Sanford, Gorokhov, Mozyakin & Vasilevsky". khl.ru. 2014-04-04.
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