2009 Gagarin Cup Finals

The 2009 Gagarin Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series that determined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) champion for the 2008–09 season. As a culmination of the 2009 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Ak Bars Kazan defeated Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, four games to three, and were awarded the Gagarin Cup.

From right, back row, center : KHL President Alexander Medvedev, KHL chairman Vyacheslav Fetisov, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, Vladislav Tretyak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and HC Ak Bars Head Coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov seen during the awards ceremony after the KHL final match between HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and HC Ak Bars in Kazan. Ak Bars beat Lokomotiv 1–0, winning the Gagarin Cup.

The series edit

Game one edit

April 2, 2009 Ak Bars 0 : 3
(0:0, 0:3, 0:0)
Lokomotiv TatNeft Arena Recap


Game two edit

April 3, 2009 Ak Bars 4 : 3 ОТ
(1:3, 0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Lokomotiv TatNeft Arena Recap


Game three edit

April 5, 2009 Lokomotiv 3 : 0
(1:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Ak Bars Arena 2000 Recap


Game four edit

April 6, 2009 Lokomotiv 2 : 5
(1:2, 1:3, 0:0)
Ak Bars Arena 2000 Recap


Game five edit

April 8, 2009 Ak Bars 2 : 3
(1:0, 0:1, 1:2)
Lokomotiv TatNeft Arena Recap


Game six edit

April 10, 2009 Lokomotiv 2 : 3 ОТ
(0:1, 0:0, 2:1, 0:1)
Ak Bars Arena 2000 Recap


Game seven edit

April 12, 2009 Ak Bars 1 : 0
(0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Lokomotiv TatNeft Arena Recap