Best Players of the 2026-2027 sixth week

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

The League’s teams played 25 games last week, with 497 players (31 goalies, 170 defensemen, and 296 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 4.96 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the second time in his career was Andrei Shutov (Barys), who won two games from two last week. The Astana goalie faced 59 shots, or 29.5 per game, posting a 98.33% save percentage and a goals-against average of 0.5. In Saturday’s Barys win over Sibir (1-0), Shutov posted his second shutout in the current season.

- Best defenseman for the first time in his career was Valery Orekhov (Metallurg), who scored 5 (2+3) points in three games last week, with a plus-4 differential. The Magnitogorsk blueliner also delivered two hits, blocked one shot, and made one pass interception. Orekhov also potted a double and the game-winner in Monday’s Metallurg win over Torpedo (3-2 OT)

- Best forward for the first time in his career was Sheldon Rempal (Salavat Yulaev), who scored 4 (3+1) points in three games. Throughout the week, he also delivered one hit, blocked one shot, and made one pass interception.

- Best rookie for the second time in his career was 21-years-old forward Maxim Zagrebin (Salavat Yulaev), who scored 3 (1+2) points in three games last week, with a plus-3 differential. He also delivered two hits and blocked one shot.