Rafikov seems to be in the 18-20 minutes a night range. His +9 is fourth highest in the KHL among defensemen (the other three all play on the same St. Petersburg team). It also leads Yaroslavl (next-highest are +6 and +3). His 3 points put him in a 4-way tie for team lead as well.
Not sure if he's just the beneficiary of kid gloves treatment, but he's at least recovered from last year's disaster of a season.
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