Best players of the Conference finals

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Conference finals in four categories.

In the Playoffs’ third round the teams played 11 games, with 91 players (6 goalies, 30 defensemen, and 55 forwards) taking part in the actions. The average score was at 4.55 goals per game, while the average attendance was 10,760 spectators per night.

- Best goalie for the first time in his career was Adam Reideborn (CSKA), who won four games of six against SKA. The netminder faced 194 shots, or 32.3 per night, posting a 94.85% saves percentage and a goals-against average of 1.50. The Swedish goalie posted two shutouts in the series.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Dmitry Yudin (Ak Bars), who scored 4 (2+2) points in six games. Those two goals were the first in Yudin’s career in the Gagarin Cup playoff. He also recorded four hits and blocked eight shots.

- Best forward for the third time in his career was Mikhail Grigorenko (CSKA), who scored 7 (3+4) points in six games. In game five, Grigorenko posted a hat-trick, and he also blocked one shot and had four takeaways.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career defenseman Nikita Yevseyev (Ak Bars), who scored 2 (1+1) points in four games. He posted no negative ratings, ending the series with a plus-2 differential. In game three, he netted his first playoff goal, establishing a record for the youngest player to score a goal in the postseason for Ak Bars. The defenseman also blocked two shots.