For the longest time, the KHL was the only professional hockey league still playing sports despite closures to the NHL and several leagues in Europe. The regular season is over, and the first round of the playoffs has been underway, with the first round just wrapping up. However, with concerns on a spread increasing, the league has finally decided on some sort of stoppage, which will put Montreal Canadiens prospect Alexander Romanov on reserve.
CSKA Moscow is off to a hot start following up on their league-leading regular season of 94 points. They started the playoffs with the same level of domination sweeping the Torpedo.