Best players of the Playoffs’ second round

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Playoffs’ second round in four categories.

In the Playoffs’ first round the teams played 21 games, with 180 players (11 goalies, 55 defensemen, and 114 forwards) taking part in the actions. The average score was at 4.33 goals per game, while the average attendance was 8,450 spectators per night.

- Best goalie for the second time in his career was Nikita Serebryakov (Admiral), who won two games of six against Ak Bars. The Sailors’ netminder faced 235 shots, or 39.2 per night, posting a 95.32% saves percentage and a goals-against average of 1.76. In the series’ third game, Serebryakov posted a shutout. He was the second goalie in history to be awarded best goalie in both the first couple of rounds, following SKA’s Mikko Koskinen in 2016.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Alexander Nikishin (SKA), who scored 2 (1+1) points in four games. Nikishin posted no negative ratings, ending the series with a plus-6 differential. Throughout the showdown against Torpedo, Nikishin recorded eleven hits, blocked eight shots, and had two takeaways.

- Best forward for the second time in his career was Reid Boucher (Avangard), who scored 7 (5+2) points in four games. Boucher posted no negative ratings, ending the series with a plus-6 differential. The forward potted two game-winners, recorded six hits, blocked five shots, and had five takeaways.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career defenseman Bogdan Konyushkov (Torpedo), who scored 3 (0+3) points in three games. He also recorded one hit, blocked two shots, and had four takeaways.