To mark the end of the nineteenth week’s play of the seventh season of the Championship, The Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the week in four categories.
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Best goaltender was
Alexander Sudnitsin (Neftekhimik), with one shutout in two games, a save percentage of 98.59 and a goals against average of 0.50;
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Best defenseman was
Alexander Kutuzov (Salavat Yulaev), with 3 points (2+1) in three appearances and a +5;
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Best forward was
Andre Petersson (HC Sochi), with a haul of 8 points (5+3) in three outings;
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Best rookie, for the second time this season, was 19-year-old Avangard goalie
Denis Kostin, who played in three games, ending the week with a %Sv of 94.95 and a GAA of 1.67.