Best Players of the 2022-2023 fourteenth week

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

Last week, the League’s teams played 33 games, with 534 players (40 goalies, 179 defensemen, and 315 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 5.58 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the first time in his career was Johan Mattsson (Avtomobilist), who won two matches from two last week. The Swedish netminder faced 55 shots, or 27.5 per night, posting a saves percentage of 98.18% and a 0.50 goals-against average. Mattsson also recorded a shutout in the game against Barys (2:0).

- Best defenseman for the second time in his career was Alexander Nikishin (SKA), who scored 5 (2+3) points in three games last week. Nikishin posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-5 cumulative differential. The blueliner potted game-winners in the games against HC Sochi and Severstal. He also recorded two hits, and blocked ten shots.

- Best forward for the first time in his career was Andrei Svetlakov (CSKA), who scored 5 (4+1) points in four games last week. Svetlakov ended the week with a plus-5 differential, tallying game-winners against HC Sochi and Vityaz. He also recorded seven hits, and blocked two shots.

- Best rookie for the second time in his career was forward Stepan Nikulin (Lokomotiv), who scored 6 (1+5) points in three games last week. The Railwaymen’s youngster posted a plus-3 differential. His goal in the game against Avangard was the game-winner for Lokomotiv, and he also recorded one hit and blocked one shot last week.