Best Players of the 2022-2023 twentieth week

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

Last week, the League’s teams played 31 games, with 520 players (36 goalies, 172 defensemen, and 312 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 4.55 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the fourth time in his career was Evgeny Alikin (Amur) who won two games from two last week, including one shutout. Alikin faced 67 shots, or 33.5 per night, posting a saves percentage of 98.51% and a goals-against average of 0.50. In the 1:0 win over Admiral, Alikin established a record for Amur with 65 career wins.

- Best defenseman for the third time in his career was Alexander Nikishin (SKA), who scored 3 (0+3) points in three games last week. The SKA blueliner posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-2 differential. Nikishin also recorded four hits and blocked two shots. In the SKA’s victory over Torpedo, he established a record for SKA for the most single-season points by a defenseman in a regular season, with 43.

- Best forward for the second time in his career was Alexander Sharov (Sibir), who scored 6 (3+3) points in three games last week. The Sibir forwards posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-3 differential. In the Sibir’s win over Barys (2:1), he potted the game-winning tally. Sharov also recorded seven hits and blocked two shots.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was forward Daniel Usmanov (Spartak), who scored 2 (2+0) points. The Spartak’s rookie posted his first KHL double in the game against Avtomobilist. He also had two takeaways.