Best Players of the 2026-2027 seventh week

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

The League’s teams played 28 games last week, with 526 players (37 goalies, 174 defensemen, and 315 forwards) taking part in the action. The scoring was at 4.57 goals per game.

- Best goalie for the seventh time in his career was Evgeny Alikin (Avtomobilist), who won two games from two last week. The Yekaterinburg goalie faced 57 shots, or 28.5 per game, posting a 96.49% save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.00.

- Best defenseman for the fourth time in his career was Libor Sulak (Admiral), who scored 5 (1+4) points in three games last week, with a plus-4 differential. The Vladivostok blueliner also blocked two shots and made one pass interception.

- Best forward for the first time in his career was Matvei Guskov (HC Sochi), who scored 5 (2+3) points in three games. The Sochi forward potted the game-winning goal in his team’s wins against Dinamo Minsk on Thursday (3–2 OT) and against Lada on Sunday (4–3) Throughout the week, Guskov also delivered one hit, blocked four shots, and made one pass interception.

- Best rookie for the first time in his career was 19-years-old forward goalie Pyotr Andreyanov (HC Sochi), who won two games from three last week. The Sochi goalie faced 85 shots, or 28.3 per game, posting an 88.24% save percentage and a goals-against average of 3.66.