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Seven weeks have been played and we have another edition of KHL's best of the week.
best goalie was Evgeny Alikin (Amur), who won both his games last week, allowing only one goal. The Khabarovsk goalie posted a saves percentage of 98.48% (best result in the week), and his shutout against Severstal was his second of the year. Alikin’s shutout streak is still running at 95 minutes and 04 seconds.
The best defenseman was Albert Yarullin (Ak Bars), who won two of three games with his team last week, scoring 3 (1+2) points. The Kazan blueliner posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-1. Moreover, he scored points in each game. Yarullin has also recorded six hits and had eight shots on goal.
The best forward was Brandon McMillan (Dinamo Riga), who won two of three road games with his team last week, scoring 7 (1+6) points (best numbers of the week). The Canadian forward scored points in each game, posting a hat-trick of assists against Barys, and a goal and two assists against Traktor. Both times, McMillan participated in combinations that led to game-winning goals. Moreover, he posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-1. McMillan also recorded six hits and blocked five shots from the opposition.
The best rookie was forward Sergei Goncharuk (Torpedo), who won two road games with his team last week. In Tuesday’s game against Dinamo Minsk, the 20-years-old scored 3 (1+2) points (his career-high). Goncharuk posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-3 and had an average time on ice of 11 minutes and 24 seconds.