On March 18, the first round of the Kharlamov Cup playoffs finished and the winners advanced to the second round.
Loko (Yaroslavl) – JHC Spartak (Moscow)
March 21. Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv Training Arena. Time – 6:30 PM
March 22. Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv Training Arena. Time – 6:30 PM
March 25. Moscow, Luzhniki Arena. Time − 2:00 PM
March 26. Moscow, Luzhniki Arena. Time − 2:00 PM
March 29. Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv Training Arena. Time − 6:30 PM
SKA-1946 (Saint Petersburg) – JHC Dynamo (Moscow)
March 21. Saint Petersburg, Hockey City Arena. Time – 7:00 PM
March 22. Saint Petersburg, Hockey City Arena. Time – 7:00 PM
March 25. Krasnogorsk, Vladimir Petrov Krasnogorsk Arena. Time − 1:00 PM
March 26. Krasnogorsk, Vladimir Petrov Krasnogorsk Arena. Time − 1:00 PM
March 29. Saint Petersburg, Hockey City Arena. Time − 7:00 PM
Omskie Yastreby (Omsk) – Tolpar (Ufa)
March 22. Omsk, Avangard Hockey Academy. Time – 7:00 PM (4:00 PM MSK)
March 23. Omsk, Avangard Hockey Academy. Time – 7:00 PM (4:00 PM MSK)
March 26. Ufa, City Sports Palace. Time − 1:00 PM (11:00 AM MSK)
March 27. Ufa, City Sports Palace. Time − 5:00 PM (3:00 PM MSK)
March 30. Omsk, Avangard Hockey Academy. Time − 7:00 PM (4:00 PM MSK)
Chaika (Nizhny Novgorod) – Mamonty Ugry (Khanty-Mansiysk)
March 22. Nizhny Novgorod, Viktor Konovalenko Arena. Time – 5:00 PM
March 23. Nizhny Novgorod, Viktor Konovalenko Arena. Time – 5:00 PM
March 26. Khanty-Mansiysk, Sports Ice Palace. Time − 1:00 PM (11:00 AM MSK)
March 27. Khanty-Mansiysk, Sports Ice Palace. Time − 7:00 PM (5:00 PM MSK)
March 30. Nizhny Novgorod, Viktor Konovalenko Arena. Time − 5:00 PM
The second round starts on March 21 with two Western Conference games. Eastern Conference teams start a day later. The second round consists of best-of-five series.