Players of the week

With the end of the 19th playing week of the championship, the KHL has named the players who were the best of the week in four categories.

- The title of best goaltender is awarded to Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk, pictured). During the week he featured in two victories, keeping a clean sheet in one, saved 98.1% of shots at his net and posted an average of just 0.5 goals conceded per game.

- The title of best defenseman is awarded to Sandis Ozolins (Dinamo Riga). In just two games he made three assists and earned an efficiency rating for the week of +4.

- The title of best attacker is awarded to Marcel Hossa (Dinamo Riga). In the two games he featured this week he managed three goals and two assists.

- The title of best rookie is awarded to Ion-Georgy Kostev (Neftekhimik). In the two games he played, the defenseman supplied the decisive pass for a goal, earned a rating of +2, and spent an average of 10 minutes and 31 seconds on the ice.