2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs
{{infobox hockey tournament season
|title=Gagarin Cup playoffs
|year=2018
|dates=March 3–April 22, 2018
|num_teams=16
|winners=Ak Bars Kazan
|second=CSKA Moscow
| stat_leader_title = Scoring leader(s)
| stat_leader_player =Justin Azevedo
| stat_leader_value =24 points
| prev_season =2017
| next_season =2019
}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}
The 2018 Gagarin Cup playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) began on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 KHL regular season.{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/documents/KHL_calendar_2015-2016_playoff_en.pdf|title=League confirms format for Stage Two|date=8 October 2015|accessdate=8 October 2015}}
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 SKA Saint Petersburg with 138 points. Ak Bars Kazan are the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 100 points.
Draw
The playoffs started on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended on April 22, 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.khl.ru/documents/KHL_calendar_2015-2016_playoff_en.pdf|title=League confirms format for Stage Two|date=8 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2015}}
{{16TeamBracket|RD1-RD2-path=0
| RD1=Conference Quarterfinals
| RD2=Conference Semifinals
| RD3=Conference Finals
| RD4=Gagarin Cup Finals
| RD2-group1=Eastern Conference
| RD2-group2=Western Conference
|RD1-seed01 = 1
|RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars
|RD1-score01 = 4
|RD1-seed02 = 8
|RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Amur
|RD1-score02 = 1
|RD1-seed03 = 2
|RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev
|RD1-score03 = 4
|RD1-seed04 = 7
|RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Avangard
|RD1-score04 = 3
|RD1-seed05 = 3
|RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor
|RD1-score05 = 4
|RD1-seed06 = 6
|RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Neftekhimik
|RD1-score06 = 1
|RD1-seed07 = 4
|RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Avtomobilist
|RD1-score07 = 2
|RD1-seed08 = 5
|RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Mg
|RD1-score08 = 4
|RD1-seed09 = 1
|RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA
|RD1-score09 = 4
|RD1-seed10 = 8
|RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Severstal
|RD1-score10 = 0
|RD1-seed11 = 2
|RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA
|RD1-score11 = 4
|RD1-seed12 = 7
|RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak
|RD1-score12 = 0
|RD1-seed13 = 3
|RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jokerit
|RD1-score13 = 4
|RD1-seed14 = 6
|RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi
|RD1-score14 = 1
|RD1-seed15 = 4
|RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv
|RD1-score15 = 4
|RD1-seed16 = 5
|RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Torpedo
|RD1-score16 = 0
|RD2-seed01 = 1
|RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars
|RD2-score01 = 4
|RD2-seed02 = 5
|RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Metallurg Mg
|RD2-score02 = 1
|RD2-seed03 = 2
|RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Salavat Yulaev
|RD2-score03 = 3
|RD2-seed04 = 3
|RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor
|RD2-score04 = 4
|RD2-seed05 = 1
|RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA
|RD2-score05 = 4
|RD2-seed06 = 4
|RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv
|RD2-score06 = 1
|RD2-seed07 = 2
|RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA
|RD2-score07 = 4
|RD2-seed08 = 3
|RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jokerit
|RD2-score08 = 2
|RD3-seed01 = 1
|RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars
|RD3-score01 = 4
|RD3-seed02 = 3
|RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Traktor
|RD3-score02 = 0
|RD3-seed03 = 1
|RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|RUS}} SKA
|RD3-score03 = 2
|RD3-seed04 = 2
|RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA
|RD3-score04 = 4
|RD4-seed01 = E1
|RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Ak Bars
|RD4-score01 = 4
|RD4-seed02 = W2
|RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA
|RD4-score02 = 1
}}
}}
Player statistics
=Scoring leaders=
As of 22 Apr 2018
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="width: 12em;" | Player
! style="width: 13em;" | Team ! style="width: 3.5em;" | GP ! style="width: 3.5em;" | G ! style="width: 3.5em;" | A ! style="width: 3.5em;" | Pts ! style="width: 3.5em;" | +/– ! style="width: 3.5em;" | PIM |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Justin Azevedo | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +7 | 6 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Linus Omark | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +7 | 33 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Richard Gynge | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +7 | 6 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Stanislav Galiev | 19 | 10 | 5 | 15 | +10 | 8 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Mikhail Grigorenko | 21 | 9 | 4 | 13 | +7 | 28 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Anton Lander | 19 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +7 | 4 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Alexei Kruchinin | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +4 | 2 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Jiří Sekáč | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +3 | 2 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Alexander Popov | 21 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +5 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="text-align:left;"|Nikita Gusev | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +5 | 2 |
Source: [https://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/472/pts/ KHL]
=Leading goaltenders=
As of 22 Apr 2018
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| style="width: 12em;" | Player
! style="width: 13em;" | Team ! style="width: 3.5em;" | GP ! style="width: 5em;" | Min ! style="width: 3.5em;" | W ! style="width: 3.5em;" | L ! style="width: 3.5em;" | GA ! style="width: 3.5em;" | SO ! style="width: 3.5em;" | SV% ! style="width: 3.5em;" | GAA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| Karri Rämö | Jokerit | 6 | 457 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .954 | 1.31 |
| align=left| Ilya Sorokin | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 1062 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 5 | .930 | 1.52 |
| align=left| Emil Garipov | Ak Bars Kazan | 19 | 1159 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .944 | 1.55 |
| align=left| Mikko Koskinen | SKA Saint Petersburg | 15 | 924 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 | .935 | 1.62 |
| align=left| Alexander Trushkov | Spartak Moscow | 3 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .942 | 1.71 |
Source: [https://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/472/gaa/ KHL]