“Fighting game, incandescent, like in the playoffs. High speeds. The opponent pressed us. We defended well, took the lead and, in principle, played well. We held the blow, made counter- attacks, scored good goals. In the end, we didn’t solve the problem, we got a team withdrawal.
We knew that in extra time “Salavat Yulaev” removes the goalkeeper, prepared. We understood what could happen in the event of a lost face-to-face. They forgot, they missed the player,” Leontiev told the official KHL website.
Source: Sport

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