Best Players of the 2023-2024 twenty-second week

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

The League’s teams played 29 games last week, with 525 players (40 goalies, 176 defensemen, and 309 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 5.45 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the fourth time in his career was Igor Bobkov (Amur), who had one win in two games, while in the second match his team achieved a SO victory. The Khabarovsk goalie faced 60 shots, or 30 per night, posting a saves percentage of 100% and a goals-against average of 0.00. Bobkov posted shutouts in Amur’s wins over Barys (2:0) and Lada (1:0 SO).

- Best defenseman for the fifth time in his career and third time this season was Damir Sharipzyanov (Avangard), who scored 8 (0+8) points and a plus-3 differential in three games last week. Sharipzyanov also recorded six hits and blocked eight shots.

- Best forward for the third time in his career was Vladimir Tkachyov (Avangard), who scored 8 (2+6) points in three games last week. Tkachyov posted no negative ratings, ending the week with a plus-2 differential. He also recorded nine hits and two takeaways.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was forward Daniil Sotishvili (Dinamo Minsk), who scored 3 (2+1) points in three games last week. Sotishvili potted the game-winner in Dinamo Minsk’s win over CSKA on Thursday (4:1). He also recorded two hits, blocked one shot, and had one takeaway.