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Another week of KHL hockey has been played and league has announced the best players for week 12.
best goalie was Edward Pasquale (Barys), who won three games of three last week, including two road matches. The Kazakh club’s goalie posted a saves percentage of 96.67% facing 90 shots, with a goals-against average of 0.97 (both figures are the best numbers of the week). The Canadian netminder had a shutout streak of 105 minutes and 42 seconds.
The best defenseman was Atte Ohtamaa (Barys), who won three games of three last week with his team, including two road matches, scoring 4 (1+3) points. The Kazakh club’s blueliner scored points in all games, posting no negative ratings with a plus-2 rating. Ohtamaa also had 12 shots on goal, recorded 7 hits, and blocked 3 shots from the opposition.
The best forward was Mikael Ruohomaa (Sibir), who won two of three road games last week with his team, scoring 6 (3+3) points (best figures of the week). Novosibirsk’s Finn forward posted no negative ratings, ending the week being plus-2. Ruohomaa scored a double in Friday’s game against Jokerit.
The best rookie was forward Kirill Marchenko (SKA), who won three games of three last week with his team, including one road match, where he scored 3 (1+2) points. The 19-years-old St. Petersburg’s forward posted no negative ratings with a plus-3 rating, logged an average time on ice of 11 minutes and 36 seconds. He also recorded four hits.