The KHL is fast approaching the most important part of the season – the Playoffs! So far we have twelve teams that have granted themselves a spot in the post-season. The Eastern conference currently has all eight spots taken up already, while the drama in the West is still on and likely will continue till the end between Spartak Moscow and Vityaz Podolsk. Both teams are currently tied at 56 points with 54 games played. The league leader in points – AkBars Kazan with 84 points are from the Eastern Conference.
With still games to be played, standings are subject to change but these are the teams that have qualified for post-season and we’re here to take a look at them.
No.8: Barys Nur-Sultan
Head coach: Yuri Mikhailis
Notable players: Jakob Lilja, Linus Videll, Darren Dietz
No.7 Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg
Head coach: Bill Peters
Notable players: Jakub Kovar, Pavel Datsyuk, Peter Holland
No.6 Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod
Head coach: David Nemirovsky
Notable players: Damir Zhafyarov, Andy Miele, Chris Wideman
No.5 Traktor Chelyabinsk
Head coach: Anvar Gatiyatulin
Notable Players: Vitali Kravtsov, Tomas Hyka, Lukas Sedlak
No.4 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Head coach: Tomi Lämsä
Notable players: Juha Metsola, Teemu Hartikainen, Philip Larsen
No.3 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Head coach: Ilya Vorobyov
Notable players: Sergei Mozyakin, Sergei Plotnikov, Vasili Kosheckin
No.2 Avangard Omsk
Head coach: Bob Hartley
Notable players: Reid Boucher, Sergei Tolchinsky, Igor Bobkov
No.1 AkBars Kazan
Head coach: Dmitri Kvartalnov
Notable players: Stephen DaCosta, Nigel Dawes, Timur Bilyalov
