2021 Gagarin Cup playoffs

This is the 2021 Gagarin Cup playoffs.

League standings

Each team played 60 games: playing every other team home-and-away (44 games), 8–10 games against division rivals and 6–8 games against teams in the other division in their respective conference.

Points were awarded for each game, where two points were awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it is in regulation time, in overtime or after game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, 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	CSKA Moscow (Z)	60	34	9	5	12	182	121	+61	91	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2	SKA Saint Petersburg (X)	60	33	4	8	15	178	126	+52	82
3	Dynamo Moscow	60	34	5	6	15	195	137	+58	84	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	60	30	8	7	15	181	126	+55	83
5	Jokerit	60	26	6	9	19	174	153	+21	73
6	Severstal Cherepovets	60	23	9	4	24	149	159	−10	68
7	Dinamo Minsk	60	17	15	3	25	167	174	−7	67
8	Spartak Moscow	60	20	8	7	25	157	173	−16	63
9	Vityaz Podolsk	60	21	6	5	28	155	175	−20	59
10	HC Sochi	60	12	2	9	37	121	202	−81	37
11	Dinamo Riga	60	5	4	10	41	126	211	−85	28

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ak Bars Kazan (Y)	60	33	8	8	11	185	131	+54	90	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
2	Avangard Omsk (X)	60	33	3	12	12	180	134	+46	84
3	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	60	31	6	7	16	165	138	+27	81	Advance to Gagarin Cup Playoffs
4	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	60	28	10	5	17	181	151	+30	81
5	Traktor Chelyabinsk	60	27	7	6	20	157	143	+14	74
6	Barys Nur-Sultan	60	20	11	7	22	147	157	−10	69
7	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	60	24	6	8	22	152	154	−2	68
8	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	60	22	7	9	22	170	168	+2	67
9	Sibir Novosibirsk	60	20	7	4	29	146	155	−9	58
10	Amur Khabarovsk	60	17	7	7	29	146	171	−25	55
11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	60	13	6	2	39	133	214	−81	40
12	Kunlun Red Star	60	11	2	8	39	139	213	−74	34

Gagarin Cup playoffs

Ak Bars Kazan were the Eastern Conference regular season winners with 90 points. It was determined despite a 2–3 overtime loss at home to Spartak Moscow. CSKA Moscow were the Western Conference regular season winners with 91 points. It was determined following a 1–3 defeat suffered by closest challengers SKA Saint Petersburg, at home to Dynamo Moscow, leaving CSKA Moscow with an unassailable points lead. CSKA Moscow won the Continental Cup for the third season in succession and sixth time overall, defeating Ak Bars Kazan 1–0 on the final day of the regular season.

The 2021 Gagarin Cup playoffs started on 2 March 2021, and finished on 28 April 2021. The top eight teams from each of the conferences qualified for the playoffs.

	Conference Quarterfinals					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Gagarin Cup Finals
	1	Ak Bars	4
	8	Torpedo	0
						1	Ak Bars	4
						4	Salavat Yulaev	0
	2	Avangard	4
	7	Avtomobilist	1
											1	Ak Bars	3
										2	Avangard	4
	3	Metallurg	4
	6	Barys	2
						2	Avangard	4
						3	Metallurg	2
	4	Salavat Yulaev	4
	5	Traktor	1
																E2	Avangard	4
															W1	CSKA	2
	1	CSKA	4
	8	Spartak	0
						1	CSKA	4
						4	Lokomotiv	3
	2	SKA	4
	7	Dinamo	1
											1	CSKA	4
										2	SKA	2
	3	Dynamo	4
	6	Severstal	1
						2	SKA	4
						3	Dynamo	1
	4	Lokomotiv	4
	5	Jokerit	0