Yeryomenko, Meszaros, Dawes and Vorobei. Players of the Week

To mark the end of the second week’s play of the tenth season of the Championship, The Kontinental Hockey League has named the best players of the week in four categories.

– Best goaltender was Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo Moscow), who helped the Blue-and-whites achieve two wins in two games. The 37-year-old Russian international recorded both the highest save percentage (97.56) and lowest goals against average (0.96) of any goalie in the League;

– Best defenseman was Andrej Meszaros (Slovan), who helped his team to victory in two out of three matches. The Slovak D-man contributed 4 (3+1) points and earned a positive rating in all three outings, ending the week at +3;

– Best forward was Nigel Dawes (Barys), who in three appearances added 7 (5+2) points to his account and merited a +4 for the week. His points haul – the highest of any player in week 2 - included a double against Severstal and two game-winners (the victims were Severstal and Torpedo), while his average ice time of 20 minutes and 40 seconds surpassed that of any forward in the League;

– Best rookie was 19-year-old Kunlun Red Star defenseman Pavel Vorobei, who was given three outings and celebrated victory in all three, ending each game with a positive rating on his way to posting a +4 for the week. His stats for the last seven days also include 4 shots, 5 blocks, an average of 15 minutes 46 seconds on the ice, and an assist against Traktor in Chelyabinsk – the first point in Vorobei's KHL career.