Players of the week
The KHL has marked the end of the 13th playing week of the championship by announcing the awards for the best players of the week in four categories:
- The title of best goaltender is awarded to Vitaly Yeremeyev (Dynamo Moscow, pictured). During the week he took part in four matches, keeping three clean sheets (by Monday his unbeaten spell in goal had reached 209 minutes 47 seconds), earning a reliability coefficient of 98.3%
- The title of best defenseman is awarded to Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk). In four matches Vitaly’s club claimed three victories, and the defender himself collected 5 points (one goal, four assists) and earned an efficiency rating of +5.
- The title of best attacker is awarded to Mikelis Redlihs (Dinamo Riga). In his four games he gathered six points (three goals, three assists) and a rating of +7.
- The title of best rookie is awarded to Alexander Avtsyn (Dynamo Moscow). the forward scored two goals (one of them the winner) in two games, made one assist, and merited a rating of +3.
