The Head Coach”Salavat Yulaeva » Viktor Kozlov said he does not attach much importance to the Eastern Conference standings taking off after the win over Avangard in the Fonbet KHL Championship game because it is important for the team to maintain its position in the future .
On Wednesday, Salavat Yulaev beat Avangard (3-1) in Omsk and moved up four spots in the KHL Eastern Conference standings in one shot, becoming second.
– At the start, Avangard attacked well, but we also acted reliably in defense, Andrey Kareev made key saves. There was a good mood, focused on work, we won the martial arts. Separately, I would like to note Kartaev’s trio, who created two goals today.
– You have already won the third victory over Avangard during the season, and you were inferior to him only on penalties. Is he a clear opponent for you?
– No, you can’t say that. Vanguard is a good team. Today, we played clearly, we tried to put the pressure on, not to back down immediately in defence. But I wouldn’t say he’s a convenient opponent for Salavat.
– The victory immediately propelled you to second place in the conference. Is it important to you?
That’s it until the next round. In our conference, the teams from first to sixth place are very tight. Now we’re stoned, but the main thing is to catch our game.
– Your team is annoyed by such differences? The fact that you can fly to second place and after a few days fall back to sixth place?
That’s why we try to focus more on our game. We focus on getting out there and playing good hockey. We don’t dwell on the result and the place in the table,” the correspondent said, citing Kozlov.
Ufimtsy has won five in a row in the last matches. Salavat Yulaev and the next Sibir each have 79 points. Metallurg, Avtomobilist and Avangard have 77 points Only Ak Bars, who leads the conference with 83 points, is slightly ahead of this group. All these teams have already obtained access to the playoffs.
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