The League’s teams played 29 games last week, with 513 players (35 goalies, 168 defensemen, and 310 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 6.03 goals per game.
- Best goalie for the third time in his career was Sergei Ivanov (SKA), who won two games from two last week. The St. Petersburg goalie faced 78 shots, or 39 per game, with a save percentage of 96.15% and a goals-against average of 1.50. In Monday’s SKA win over Avangard (1:0), Ivanov posted his first shutout of the season.
- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Joshua Brook (Dinamo Minsk), who scored 3 (1+2) points in three games last week, with an impressive plus-8 differential. The Minsk defenseman netted the game-winning goal in Monday’s Dinamo win over HC Sochi (5:2). He also delivered two hits, blocked ten shots, made one pass interception and had one takeaway.
- Best forward for the fifth time in his career was Dmitrij Jaskin (Ak Bars), who scored 8 (5+3) points in three games last week, with a plus-4 differential. The Kazan forward posted doubles in Ak Bars’ wins over Neftekhimik (4:1) and Dynamo Moscow (5:4). He also delivered 12 hits.
- Best rookie for the second time in his career was 21-years-old defenseman Kirill Zhukov (Lada), who scored 2 (1+1) points in two games last week, with a plus-4 rating. The Togliatti defenseman also recorded two hits, blocked two shots, and had two takeaways.