Top players of the Gagarin Cup’s second round

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

- Best goalie for the first time in his career was Vladislav Podyapolsky (Dynamo Moscow), who won four games from five against Ak Bars. The Blue-and-Whites’ netminder faced 154 shots throughout the series, or 30.8 per night, posting a 94.16% saves percentage and a goals-against average of 1.83.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Alexei Vasilevsky (Salavat Yulaev), who scored 3 (2+1) points in seven games against Spartak. The Ufa defenseman scored two consecutive game-winning goals in game six and seven. Vasilevsky also made two pass interceptions, recorded eighteen hits, blocked eighteen shots, and had five takeaways.

- Best forward for the second time in his career was Alexander Radulov (Lokomotiv), who scored 6 (3+3) points in seven games against Avangard. Radulov potted the game-winning goal in OT in the series’ fourth game. He also recorded twelve hits, blocked eight shots, made seven pass interceptions, and had ten takeaways.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was goalie Semyon Vyazovoi (Salavat Yulaev), who won three games out of four in the series against Spartak. The Ufa goalie faced 136 shots, or 34 per night, posting a 92.65 saves percentage and a goals-against average of 2.36.