Best Players of the 2023-2024 third week
The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the Regular Season’s third week in four categories.
The League’s teams played 32 games last week, with 554 players (43 goalies, 186 defensemen, and 325 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 5.34 goals per game, while the average attendance was 6,938 spectators per night.
- Best goalie for the third time in his career was Vladislav Podyapolsky (Lada) who won three games from three last week. The Lada’s goalie faced 89 shots, or 29.7 per night, posting a saves percentage of 96.63% and a goals-against average of 1.00. Podyapolsky was awarded Best goalie honors while representing Severtstal.
- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Bogdan Konyushkov (Torpedo), who scored 4 (1+3) points in three games last week. Konyushkov posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-1 differential. He also recorded three hits, blocked three shots, and had three takeaways.
- Best forward for the second time in his career was Shane Prince (Spartak), who scored 5 (4+1) points in three games last week. Prince posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-1 differential. He also recorded one hit and had three takeaways. Prince was awarded best forward awards on 2020-2021 17th week, representing Dinamo Minsk.
- Best rookie for the first time in his career was goalie Artemy Pleshkov (SKA), who won two games of two last week. The SKA goalie faced 62 shots, or 31 per night, posting a saves percentage of 98.39% and a goals-against average of 0.50. In the Saturday game against Amur, Pleshkov posted his first KHL shutout.
