Torpedo Head Coach Igor Larionov after a voluntary victory over Spartak in the KHL Championship game, Fonbet noted that the opponent fought desperately, using all means to save the game.
On Saturday, Torpedo beat Spartak 4-3 at home, scoring the game-winning goal in the last minute of the third period on the power play. In this game, Larionov returned to the bench after an illness.
“Sometimes it helps to look at your team from the side,” a correspondent quoted Larionov as saying. – From above from the podium, or even from the television screen. But when you come back to the bench, when you get back into the atmosphere of the team, when you see the faces of the guys live, you understand how psychologically important the moment is, that we can give them some of the experience they lack. In that regard, it was very nice to go back. Especially now that the season has reached the finish line. The guys who came back to the team after injuries are also very happy. Denis Yan, Kolya Kovalenko, Kirill Urakov… Torpedo is exactly good as a team. With us, each player does not fall out of the cage. And the team is ready to support anyone. Especially in knife matches, as with Spartak, who are fighting for a participation in the playoffs. For them, the season is melting. And the guys after the injuries immediately fell into the heat of the moment.
– Today’s Spartak players often went to the players and even the goalkeeper of Torpedo – to talk. Were they provocations?
– When you cross the finish line, all means are good. You want to step into your opponent’s shoes. Spartak used it today. In such cases, the role of “police” should be provided by referees. They could change the atmosphere. But hockey is good for that, which gives a varied palette of such moments. This suggests that the opponent fought desperately, trying to save the game.
Torpedo is second in the Western Conference standings with 85 points. Spartak (60 points) is on the ninth row. Dynamo Minsk are eighth within three points of the Muscovites.
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