16-en Gagarin Cup 2024

The regular season ended at the end of February, with each team playing 68 games. Traditionally, 16 teams lose in the playoffs. The Gagarin Cup 2024 includes four rounds and will take place from February 29 to April 29. The 2024 Gagarin Cup is the sixth in a row. In the past, the winner of the main trophy was Moscow CSKA. Participants in the KHL 2024 playoffs became known after the end of the regular season:

The tournament formula has undergone changes: the first round will be held according to the standard scheme within the conferences (Western and Eastern), and from the second round the teams will be divided into two groups. The first group will feature the best remaining team in the Western Conference with the fourth team in the East, the other pair will be the second remaining seeded team in the East and the third team in the West. At the semi-final stage, the winners of these pairs will play each other. Second group: the first team of the East against the fourth team of the West, the second team of the West against the third team of the East. The winners of these pairs will also play each other in the next round. At the stage of the 1/2 finals there will be no reseeding of teams.

At all stages of the KHL playoffs, the KHL plays until four wins, the maximum number of games is 7. The team with the higher seeding number (from 1 to 8) gets the advantage of home ice, and the first two matches are played on its ice.