Best players of September

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

In September, the League’s teams played 114 games, with 638 players (49 goalies, 212 defensemen, and 377 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 5.53 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the second time in his career was Daniil Isayev (Lokomotiv), who won seven games from wight last month. The Yaroslavl goalie faced 178 shots, or 22.2 per night, posting a saves percentage of 93.82% and a goals-against average of 1.37. Isayev posted two shutouts in September. He was already awarded the Best goalie honors in December 2023.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Trevor Murphy (Sibir), who scored 12 (2+10) points in eleven September games. The Novosibirsk defenseman finished the month with a plus-2 differential. Murphy had 31 shots on goal, recorded one hit, blocked nine shots, and posted two takeaways. He was the first Sibir blueliner to be awarded the Best defenseman honors for the month.

- Best forward for the first time in his career was Kirill Pilipenko (Severstal), who scored 14 (8+6) points in eleven games. Pilipenko potted three game-winning goals and blocked three shots. He was the third Severstal player to be awarded the best forward honors for the month, with Vadim Shipachyov being awarded twice, and Ivan Guslistov once.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was forward Ivan Demidov (SKA), who scored 8 (4+4) points with a plus-7 differential. The SKA forward potted a double, recorded five hits, blocked three shots, and posted two takeaways. Demidov was SKA’s third player to be awarded the best rookie honors for the month, following Kirill Marchenko and Ivan Morozov.