Nizhnekamsk team lost their play-off chance as Neftekhimik lost 1-2 in the Dinamo Minsk match and missed Khabarovsk Amur. Thus, the club from the Far East became the last participant in the Gagarin Cup play-offs. It is worth noting that “Amur” was able to reach this stage for the first time in the last six years.
In the 2017/18 season, the Khabarovsk team lost to Ak Bars Kazan in the 1/8 final.
After 65 matches in the season, Amur is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 70 points. With four points missing, Neftekhimik lost the chance to surpass the Khabarovsk team.
Avangard, Metallurg, Salavat Yulaev, Ak Bars, Avtomobilist, Traktor and Lada had previously qualified for the Gagarin Cup play-offs in the Eastern Conference.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is CSKA. On the 100th anniversary of its establishment on April 29, 2023, the Ordu team won the seventh match of the final series against Ak Bars Kazan and won the cup.
Previously was named The best coach of the KHL regular season.