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Artur Akhtyamov, Vyacheslav Peksa and the progression of Russian goalies

To varying extents, Artur Akhtyamov and Vyacheslav Peksa have had two strong seasons in the past two years. Last year, Akhtyamov struggled relatively speaking in the VHL — Russia’s semi pro league. But he has been absolutely killing it in the VHL this year, leading the league so far with an absurd .949 sv% in 27 games.

Peksa killed it last year in the MHL, Russia’s top junior league, and is doing well in the VHL with a .920 sv%. If you only compare him to goalies with 20+ games, he’s tied for 7th. So while not as strong as Akhtyamov, he’s still putting up pretty solid numbers in a pro league.