Players of the Week 19
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.
– 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;
– Best defenseman was Alexander Kutuzov (Salavat Yulaev), with 3 points (2+1) in three appearances and a +5;
– Best forward was Andre Petersson (HC Sochi), with a haul of 8 points (5+3) in three outings;
– 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.
