MOSCOW, March 15 Avangard Omsk players — goalkeeper Shimon Grubets and forward Arseniy Gritsyuk, Dynamo Moscow defender Vyacheslav Voinov, St. Petersburg SKA forward Andrey Kuzmenko were recognized as the best players in the first round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs, according to the KHL website. «, reflecting 94.85% of shots on goal. The goalkeeper's reliability coefficient was 1.61. Previously, Grubets was named the best goalkeeper of the month in November 2021 and January 2022. His teammate Arseniy Gritsyuk was recognized as the best rookie for the first time in his career, he scored four points in six matches. three assists. Vyacheslav Voinov also scored five goals in the first round, three of which were victorious for Dynamo. He scored 9 points (5 + 4), but did it in seven games of the series. The utility factor of the best defender of the first round was +2. Kuzmenko and Voinov were recognized as the best players of the week for the first time in their careers. According to the Kontinental Hockey League, the first round of the playoffs was a record in terms of performance — 5.51 goals per game.
