Head Coach”Siberia » Andrey Martemianov called the main factor in the victory over the season leader S.K.A. Novosibirsk’s selfless play in defence.
On Saturday, Sibir defeated SKA in the KHL Fonbet Championship home game (3:2). It was already the third defeat of the army team during the tour of Siberia and the Far East – before that SKA had lost to Amur and Admiral.
“We took two heavy and important points from SKA,” Martemyanov stressed. — Played with the current league leader. I want to thank the team for their dedication – after all, 33 blocked shots, including 21 – in the third period. Well, Denis Kostin – well done. Fighting game. There was no task playing a throwback in the third period, but SKA wouldn’t even let us touch the puck in the middle zone, they immediately did a layup. Thanks guys for your perseverance.
– Were you able to retain SKA, since you started the defense in the middle zone?
– With such an opponent, a defensive player will never be superfluous. Why run ahead? They will immediately cut us with passes, the army team knows how to do it.
– In martial arts, the defender of Sibir Mikhal Chaikovsky was constantly next to the captain of SKA Dmitry Yashkin. Was it personal care?
“No, it wasn’t. We tried to keep all three links on the ice.
– At the start of the second period, Sibir conceded two goals in one go. What was wrong?
— It was a shift error. When an opponent is in possession of the puck and three players are attacking, you cannot change. They ran to the bench, so they missed. This is a non-fulfillment of the task of the game. But, thank God, then they changed their minds.
Novosibirsk takes 5th place in the Eastern Conference (37 points) and has three points from Avtomobilist, who lead the Eastern standings.
Source : MatchTV
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