Players of the Week: Scrivens, Piganovich, Apalkov and Tataluyev

To mark the end of the fourteenth 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 Ben Scrivens (Salavat Yulaev), who helped the Ufa Men win two of his three games, and kept the opposition off the scoreboard in both victories. The 31-year-old Canadian recorded a save percentage of 96.59, a goals against average of 1.01, and his shutout series currently stands at 125 minutes and 27 seconds;

– Best defenseman was Oleg Piganovich (Neftekhimik), who celebrated two wins from two outings, one of which was on the road. The 32-year-old Russian D-man scored 3 (1+2) points, including the game-winner in both games and a double against Salavat Yulaev, and he received no negative ratings on his way to earning a +3 for the week;

– Best forward was Daniil Apalkov (Lokomotiv), whose haul of 5 (3+2) points helped the Railwaymen win three out of three matches. The 25-year-old Russian scored a double against Barys and finished all three games with a positive rating, meriting a +5 for the week;

– Best rookie was 19-year-old Spartak forward Ilya Tataluyev, who made three appearances, averaging 5 minutes 54 seconds on the ice, and ended the week with two goals. The teenager received no negative ratings, earning a +2 for the week, and the goal he scored on the road against Metallurg Magnitogorsk was the first of his KHL career.