No. 3 – Artyom Manukyan (RW) (Avangard Omsk, KHL)
It’s been a while since Artyom Manukyan had his own feature on this list. I was starting to get worried when he cooled off after a very good start to the season. He matched last year’s season totals within the first week and I hate to say it, but I got caught up in the small sample size.
With that being said, Manukyan stood out in a huge way despite his diminutive stature. Avangard played in four games this week, but the one that mattered the most was the most recent that got the KHL excited.
4-assist night for Artyom Manukyan!#AVGvsKRS pic.twitter.com/ck5oWIB3r2
— KHL (@khl_eng) November 5, 2018
Yes, you are reading that correctly. Manukyan had a four-point night and the best part of all was that all of those points were primary assists. I know statistics don’t really care about things like slump-busters, but that is one for the ages. Offensive players can get into a funk when they don’t score. Just look at Brock Boeser. So it’s great to see the young forward get back into the swing of things.