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Gagarin Cup Playoffs 2015

KHL Playoff Emblem 2015

The playoffs of the Gagarin Cup 2015 , is the second stage of the KHL championship season 2014/2015 . It includes four rounds: quarter finals, semi-finals and conference finals and the final of the Gagarin Cup. It started on February 27 and ended on April 19, 2015 [1] .

For the first time, Sochi and Jokerit became participants in the playoffs, who managed to get into the second stage of the KHL championship in the first season of their stay in the League [2] . 6 teams participated in all seven Gagarin Cup draws: Ak Bars , Barys , Dynamo (Moscow) , Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) , Salavat Yulaev and SKA [3] .

For the first time in the history of the KHL, in the finals of the conferences the two best conference teams met according to the results of the regular season: CSKA and SKA in Western and Ak Bars and Siberia in Eastern [4] .

The winner of the final series was SKA , who beat Ak Bars in four out of five matches and for the first time in their history won the Gagarin Cup .

Participants and seeding before the playoffs

Eastern Conference

  1. Россия Ak Bars , winner of the Eastern Conference and Kharlamov’s Division - 120 points
  2. Россия Siberia , the winner of the Chernyshev Division - 111 points
  3. Россия Metallurg Mg - 117 points
  4. Россия Vanguard - 108 points
  5. Казахстан Barys - 93 points
  6. Россия Salavat Yulaev - 86 points
  7. Россия Tractor - 84 points
  8. Россия "Motorist" - 80 points

Western Conference

  1. Россия CSKA , winner of the Western Conference and Tarasov Division, winner of the Continent Cup - 139 points
  2.   SKA , winner of the Bobrov Division - 123 points
  3.   Dynamo M - 123 points
  4.   Jokerit - 119 points
  5.   Dynamo Mn - 100 points
  6.   Lokomotiv - 97 points
  7.   Torpedo - 90 points
  8.   Sochi - 88 points

Grid

In each conference, series of matches of the 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals are held up to 4 wins in the format 2–2–1–1–1–1, the maximum number of matches is seven. In each round, the team with the highest seeding number plays the first two games of the series at home (and, if necessary, the fifth and seventh), and the team with the lowest seeding number plays the third and fourth games of the series (and, if necessary, the sixth ) In the event that in the final of the Gagarin Cup there are teams that have the same “seeding” number in their conferences, the advantage of their platform will be the team that has the best results in the regular season.

Conference Quarter FinalsConference Semifinals
(Re-sowing)
Conference FinalsGagarin Cup Final
one  AK Barsfourone  AK Barsfour
eight  Motoristonefour  Vanguardone
2  Siberiafour
7  Tractor2
one  AK Barsfour
Eastern Conference
2  Siberiaone
3  Metallurg Mgfour
6  Salavat Yulaevone
four  Vanguardfour2  Siberiafour
five  Barys33  Metallurg Mgone


one  AK Barsone
2  SKAfour
one  CSKAfourone  CSKAfour
eight  Sochi0four  Jokeritone
2  SKAfour
7  Torpedoone
one  CSKA3
Western conference
2  SKAfour
3  Dynamo Moscowfour
6  Locomotive2
four  Jokeritfour2  SKAfour
five  Dynamo Mnone3  Dynamo Moscowone

Conference Quarter

The start time of matches is given in Moscow time (UTC + 3).

Eastern Conference

(1) Ak Bars - (8) Motorist

Ak Bars took 1st place in the Eastern Conference and Kharlamov’s Division, gaining 120 points in the regular season. Avtomobilist scored 80 points in the regular season and took 8th place. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In the regular season, the teams played among themselves 5 matches, in 3 of which Ak Bars won.

(2) Siberia - (7) Tractor

Sibir took the 2nd place in the Eastern Conference and became the winner of the Chernyshev Division, gaining 111 points. “Tractor” took 7th place in the Eastern Conference with 84 points. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In the regular season, Tractor won both matches that the teams spent among themselves.

(3) Metallurg Mg - (6) Salavat Yulaev

Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) took 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, gaining 117 points. “Salavat Yulaev” took 6th place in the Eastern Conference with 86 points. Teams previously met 3 times in the KHL playoffs. The last time it happened in 2014 was the 1/2 finals, in which Metallurg won 4-1 in the series. In the regular season, “Salavat Yulaev” won both matches that the teams held among themselves.

(4) Vanguard - (5) Barys

"Vanguard" took 4th place in the Eastern Conference, gaining 108 points. Barys took 5th place in the Eastern Conference with 93 points. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In the regular season, Vanguard won all 5 matches that the teams held among themselves.

Western Conference

(1) CSKA - (8) Sochi

CSKA won the Continent Cup , taking 1st place in the regular season with 139 points. Sochi took 8th place in the Western Conference, gaining 88 points. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In all 4 matches in the regular season, CSKA won.

(2) SKA - (7) Torpedo

SKA took 2nd place in the Western Conference and won the Bobrov Division with 123 points. “Torpedo” took 7th place in the Western Conference, gaining 90 points. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In the regular season, SKA won both matches that the teams spent among themselves.

(3) Dynamo M - (6) Locomotive

Dynamo (Moscow) took 3rd place in the Western Conference with 123 points. Lokomotiv took 6th place in the Western Conference, gaining 97 points. For the only time in the KHL playoffs, teams met in 2014 in the 1/4 finals of the Western Conference in which Lokomotiv won with a score of 4: 3 in the series. In the regular season, the teams spent 4 matches between each other, in which they won 2 victories.

(4) Jokerit - (5) Dynamo Mn

"Jokerit" took 4th place in the Western Conference with 119 points. Dynamo (Minsk) took 5th place in the Western Conference, gaining 100 points. Teams have not previously met in the KHL playoffs. In the regular season, the teams played among themselves 5 matches, in 3 of which Jokerit won.

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Ak Bars - (4) Vanguard

The only meeting between Ak Bars and Vanguard in the KHL playoffs took place in 2009 in the 1/4 finals: Ak Bars won in a series of up to 3 wins with a score of 3: 2. The teams played two times in the regular season this season: Kazan won the first match with a score of 4: 2, in another with a score of 3: 2, Omsk won.

(2) Siberia - (3) Metallurg Mg

The only meeting of Siberia and Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the KHL playoffs was also held in 2014 in the 1/2 finals of the conference: the Urals won in the series with a score of 4: 0. In the regular season this season the teams had two matches between themselves: in the first with a score of 2: 1, Metallurg won, in the second with Siberia with a score of 4: 1.

Западная конференция

(1) ЦСКА — (4) Йокерит

Команды ранее не встречались в плей-офф КХЛ. В регулярном чемпионате этого сезона команды провели между собой два матча: в первом победу в овертайме со счётом 4:3 одержал ЦСКА, во втором — «Йокерит» со счётом 2:1.

(2) СКА — (3) Динамо М

Команды встречались в плей-офф КХЛ два раза в финале конференции в 2012 и 2013 годах: в обоих случаях в серии сильнее оказывалось «Динамо» со счётом 4:0 и 4:2, соответственно. В регулярном чемпионате этого сезона команды провели между собой четыре матча, в которых четыре раза выигрывали «бело-голубые»: 4:3 в овертайме, 4:1 и два раза по 2:1.

Финалы конференций

Восточная конференция

(1) Ак Барс — (2) Сибирь

Команды ранее уже встречались между собой в плей-офф КХЛ: в 2014 году в 1/4 финала конференции со счётом 4:2 в серии сильнее оказалась «Сибирь». Новосибирцы ранее никогда не играли в третьем раунде плей-офф Кубка Гагарина, тогда как казанцы участвовали в этой стадии три раза. В регулярном чемпионате этого сезона между соперниками состоялось два матча, в которых победу праздновали хозяева площадок: в первом матче со счётом 5:2 победу одержал «Ак Барс», во втором — со счётом 6:1 «Сибирь».

Западная конференция

(1) ЦСКА — (2) СКА

Команды ранее дважды встречались в плей-офф КХЛ: в 1/4 финала конференции в 2012 и 2014 годах . Оба раза победу в серии одерживали питерские «армейцы» — со счётом 4:1 и 4:0, соответственно. ЦСКА ранее никогда не участвовал в третьем раунде плей-офф, тогда как СКА играл на этой стадии дважды: в 2012 и 2013 годах (оба раза уступил московскому «Динамо» со счётом 0:4 и 2:4, соответственно). В регулярном чемпионате этого сезона соперники сыграли четыре раза: три раза победу одержал СКА (два раза со счётом 3:1 дома и в гостях и один раз — 4:3 дома) и один раз — ЦСКА (дома со счётом 5:3).


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