SKA face CSKA in the first round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs

SKA Saint Petersburg (5) will compete against CSKA Moscow (4) in the first round of the 2025/2026 KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs.

Four victories are needed in order to progress to the next phase of the competition.

Here is the series schedule:

Games one, two: Moscow (23, 25 March)

Games three, four: Saint Petersburg (27, 29 March)

Game five*: Moscow (31 March)

Game six*: Saint Petersburg (2 April)

Game seven*: Moscow (4 April)

*If required

Tickets for our maiden two home matches will soon go on sale online at tickets.ska.ru!

These two teams met on four occasions during the regular season, both tallying two wins. This will indeed be the 10th time when SKA and CSKA face each other in the knockout phase of the tournament.