Best Players of the 11th Week: Kovar, Rukavishnikov, Soshnikov, and Galimov

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the eleventh week of the Regular Season in four categories.

- best goalie was Jakub Kovar (Avtomobilist), who won two of three games last week. The Ural franchise’s netminder stopped pucks with a 95.58% saves percentage, facing 113 shots, including 44 in the 2-1 home win over CSKA. Kovar posted a goals-against average of 1.63 and a shutout series lasting 63 minutes and 44 seconds.

- best defenseman was Roman Rukavishnikov (Ak Bars), who won all three road games with his team last week, scoring 3 (1+2) points. The Kazan blueliner posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-3. He also had five shots on goal and blocked three shots from the opposition.

- best forward was Nikita Soshnikov (Salavat Yulaev), who scored 5 (3+2) points in four games ending the week being plus-3. The Salavat Yulaev’s forward scored goals in three of four matches, including netting the game-winner against Kunlun Red Star. Soshnikov also recorded four hits and blocked two shots from the opposition.

- best rookie was forward Artyom Galimov (Ak Bars), who won all three road games with his team last week, scoring 4 (2+2) points. In the game against Barys, the 20-years-old forward posted his first double in the KHL (including the game-winning goal). Galimov posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-1. He logged an average time on ice of 12 minutes and 13 seconds, blocking six shots from the opposition and recording three hits.