Best Players of the 2026-2027 third week

The Kontinental Hockey League’s commission has determined the best players of the 2026-2027 Regular Season’s third week in four categories.

The League’s teams played 27 games last week, with 511 players (34 goalies, 175 defensemen, and 302 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 5.26 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the third time in his career was Alexander Samoilov (Severstal), who won three games from three last week. The Cherepovets goalie faced 86 shots, or 28.7 per game, posting a 95.35% saves percentage and a goals-against average of 1.33.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Daniil Miromanov (SKA), who scored 4 (1+3) points in two games last week. The St. Petersburg blueliner netted the game-winning goal in Friday’s game against Traktor (4:3). He also delivered one hit, blocked seven shots, and made one pass interception.

- Best forward for the fifth time in his career was Damir Zhafyarov (Neftekhimik), who scored 8 (5+3) points in three games, with a plus-4 differential. In Wednesday Neftekhimik’s win over Lada (7-3), Zhafyarov netted a hat-trick. Throughout the week, he also delivered one hit, blocked three shots, and made one pass interception.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was 21-years-old forward Yegor Solovyov (Shanghai Dragons), who scored 3 (1+2) points in two games last week. He also delivered five hits, made one pass interception, and had one takeaway.