Head Coach “Spartacus” Igor Grischine noted that during the Fonbet Championship home game KHL (4:3 OT) with Minsk “Dynamo” the opponent took a risk in overtime, leaving their net empty, and the Muscovites took advantage of it.
In extra time, the guests almost immediately replaced the goalkeeper with the fourth outfielder and conceded a goal into an empty net in the 35th second.
– A very serious opponent with skillful players, we struggled a lot in the first half, – said Grishin. — The Minskers controlled the puck more than us, they created chances. But the guys found the strength after the break to turn the game around. We played selflessly, caught a lot of pitches on ourselves. For this they were rewarded, the victory came.
– And Rubtsov?
– He has serious problems with his hand, he is going to have an operation.
– Did you expect a gift from the opponent in overtime when the Minskers replaced the goalkeeper with the fourth outfield player?
– I can understand the opponent’s coach, he has guys who can play “4 against 3”. They took a risk, after all our third game with the Minsk team ends outside of regular time. We beat them in two shootouts. Here is the Dynamo coach this time and did not bring on penalties. But our line played well and Andrey Loktionov calmly got rid of the puck.
Spartak and Dynamo Minsk are among the group of teams battling to make the playoffs. Now the Spartacists are in 7th place in the Western Conference standings (57 points), the Minskers are in 8th position with 54 points.
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Source : MatchTV
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