Russia2026 seasonKHL predictions today
- Games played
- 193/748
- Teams
- 22
- Home wins
- 50%
- Avg goals
- 5
Today, Friday, October 23 — KHL: 5 games
The strongest pick is Lokomotiv Yaroslavl against Dynamo Moscow: 67% to win, with a projected 2–1. The closest call is Tractor Chelyabinsk vs Bars Kazan, 52% for Bars Kazan and a projected 1–2. The highest projected total is 5 goals, in Yekaterinburg vs CSKA Moscow.
Every game below has a win probability (overtime and shootout included), a projected score and lines for the puck line and total goals; where bookmakers price a game, the pick leans toward their consensus. Over the 2023–24 season the model called 60% of KHL winners (864 games), against 55% for always backing the home team.
Next games
- Tractor Chelyabinsk1Bars Kazan2Bars Kazan52%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: Bars Kazan edge it at 52%, projected 1–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.76.
- Yekaterinburg2CSKA Moscow3CSKA Moscow59%LeanLean
Lean: CSKA Moscow at 59%, projected 2–3. Market odds for the pick: 1.62.
- Lada2Shanghai3Shanghai65%StrongStrong
Strong pick: Shanghai at 65%, projected 2–3, a 1-goal margin. Market odds for the pick: 1.46.
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl2Dynamo Moscow1Lokomotiv Yaroslavl67%StrongStrong
Strong pick: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl at 67%, projected 2–1, a 1-goal margin. Market odds for the pick: 1.41.
- Spartak Moscow2Cherepovets1Spartak Moscow59%LeanLean
Lean: Spartak Moscow at 59%, projected 2–1. Market odds for the pick: 1.59.
- Magnitogorsk3Novosibirsk2Magnitogorsk72%StrongStrong
Strong pick: Magnitogorsk at 72%, projected 3–2, a 1-goal margin. Market odds for the pick: 1.28.
- Nizhny Novgorod3Dinamo Minsk2Nizhny Novgorod56%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: Nizhny Novgorod edge it at 56%, projected 3–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.77.
- Khabarovsk2Vladivostok1Khabarovsk59%LeanLean
Lean: Khabarovsk at 59%, projected 2–1. Market odds for the pick: 1.58.
- Lada3Sochi2Lada56%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: Lada edge it at 56%, projected 3–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.70.
- Salavat Ufa3Bars Kazan2Salavat Ufa52%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: Salavat Ufa edge it at 52%, projected 3–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.83.
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl3Cherepovets2Lokomotiv Yaroslavl62%LeanLean
Lean: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl at 62%, projected 3–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.48.
- SKA St. Petersburg2CSKA Moscow3CSKA Moscow54%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: CSKA Moscow edge it at 54%, projected 2–3. Market odds for the pick: 1.85.
- Spartak Moscow3Shanghai2Spartak Moscow56%Toss-upToss-up
Close to a coin flip: Spartak Moscow edge it at 56%, projected 3–2. Market odds for the pick: 1.73.
Recent results
How the KHL season works
The Kontinental Hockey League brings together clubs from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and China in a Western and an Eastern Conference, each split into two divisions. The regular season runs from early September to late February or March. A win is worth two points, overtime and shootout wins included, and a loss after overtime or a shootout earns one.
The best eight of each conference go to the playoffs for the Gagarin Cup: best-of-seven series inside each conference, then the final between the two conference champions in April.
What decides KHL games and our KHL predictions
The KHL stretches from Minsk to Vladivostok, seven time zones apart, and long road trips are part of every season: rest days and travel matter more than in the European leagues. The gap between the top clubs and the rest is wide, so strong picks are more common than in the NHL.
Our model rates each team's attack and defence from this season's KHL results, adds the home-ice edge measured for the league, and blends the result with the betting market where bookmakers price the game.
Using the KHL picks
Each game shows the moneyline (overtime and shootout included), the regulation result, a puck line and a total. KHL games are a little lower scoring than NHL games, so totals usually sit at 4.5 or 5.5 goals. The standings on the league page follow the KHL's own points.
KHL predictions: questions
- Do KHL standings count overtime losses?
- Yes. A loss after overtime or a shootout earns one point, a win of any kind two. The standings page lists wins, regulation losses and overtime losses separately.
- When are KHL predictions published?
- Up to three days before the face-off, and they update until the game starts. Face-off times are shown in your own time zone.
- How accurate are the KHL predictions?
- The model was tested on the whole 2023–24 KHL season, predicting each game only from the games before it; the result is on the accuracy page next to the live record.
- How accurate are the KHL predictions?
- The model was tested on the whole 2023–24 season, predicting each game only from the games before it: it called 60% of KHL winners in 864 games, against 55% for always backing the home team. Every new pick is settled in public on the accuracy page.
- How many goals are scored in KHL games?
- Finished KHL games this season have averaged 5 goals in total, and the home team has won 50% of them. Each game's own projected total is on its prediction page.
- When are KHL predictions published?
- Up to 3 days before the face-off. Each prediction is updated as the betting market moves, until the game starts.
- What do the puck line and the total mean?
- The puck line is hockey's handicap: −1.5 means the favourite has to win by two goals or more, +1.5 that the underdog covers if it wins or loses by one. A win after overtime or a shootout is always by one goal. The total is the number of goals both teams score together, overtime included and a shootout counted as one goal; the over/under pick says whether the game should finish above or below the line.
- Are the KHL predictions free?
- Yes. The win probability, projected score, puck line and total goals of every KHL game are free to read, with no sign-up.
- How are the predictions made?
- Each team gets attack and defence ratings from this season's games in regulation, weighted toward recent form and adjusted for the opponents faced, plus a home-ice edge measured for each league. A Poisson model turns them into the chance of every score, ties go to overtime and the shootout, and where bookmakers price a game the model is blended with their consensus.