Head Coach Lokomotiv Igor Nikitin rejected suggestions that Yaroslavl’s wins depend on whether the team leader scores the puck or not Maxim Chalunov .
On Tuesday, Lokomotiv defeated Vityaz in the KHL Fonbet Championship home match (3:1). Shalunov scored the winning goal of this meeting, he is Yaroslavl’s top scorer and marksman in the current league – 23 goals.
“We created chances and were able to make our advantage more comfortable,” Nikitin said. — But we must also pay tribute to the opponent, Vityaz played well in defense, and his goalkeeper played well. The ending was blurry, but it will be an experience for young people.
– Shalunov scored and Lokomotiv won again. Is there some sort of dependency here? Because when Maxim’s game is not going well, the whole team has performance problems.
– There is no such addiction. We instill in the players that each of them is an important part of the team, no matter who scores today. And that’s what leaders are for. The youngest have the chance and the right to make mistakes.
– Assessing Mikhail Varnakov’s debut at Lokomotiv.
– He played well. I thought it would be worse, I didn’t even expect it. The bear is a youngster. Unfortunately, he received the puck on the finger.
With the win, Lokomotiv overtook CSKA and moved into second place in the KHL Western Conference table. The two clubs have 74 points each, but Yaroslavl have one victory more in regulation time.
Source : MatchTV
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