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Three months of KHL regular season are already gone and league has named the best players for month of November.
The best goalie was Timur Bilyalov (Ak Bars), who won four from six games, including two shutouts. On November 14, the Kazan netminder posted a new record in the top Russian flight with a shutout series of 316 minutes and 09 seconds. Bilyalov stopped 96.18% of the 131 shots he faced, with a goals-against average of 0.93 (both figures are the best of November).
The best defenseman was Mikko Lehtonen (Jokerit), who won five from nine matches with his team, scoring 5 (3+2) points with a plus-6 rating. Jokerit’s Finn blueliner posted a double against Amur and the game-winning goal against Torpedo. Lehtonen had 43 shots on goal (best figure of November among defensemen), recorded six hits, and blocked five shots from the opposition.
The best forward was Dmitrij Jaskin (Dynamo Moscow), who won six from nine matches with his team, scoring 14 (6+8) points (best result of the month) with a plus-5 rating. The Dynamo forward posted a double in the away match against Neftekhimik and scored the game-winning goal against Barys and Lokomotiv. Moreover, Jaskin had 29 shots on goal, recorded 28 hits, and blocked 7 shots from the opposition,
The best rookie was forward Kirill Marchenko (SKA), who won all 8 games with his team, scoring 6 (3+3) points, including the game-winning goal against Kunlun Red Star. The SKA forward posted no negative ratings, ending November being plus-6. Marchenko logged an average time on ice of 10 minutes and 02 seconds.
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