Offensive S.K.A. Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov said that in the second match of the first round of the Gagarin Cup qualifiers against Minsk “Dynamo” his team took to the ice with a different mindset from the first game.
On Friday, SKA defeated Dynamo Minsk (5:2) in the second game of the first round of the KHL playoff series. Grebenshchikov has the Petersburgers’ second puck. Series score 1–1.
– I think that in all the games of the series there will be power hockey. Therefore, I can’t say that today in the second game he was more powerful than in the first game. You have to take a hit and impose your game. Everyone understands the price of moving, you have to hold back and not respond. You have to endure somewhere, – the correspondent of transmits the striker’s words to SKA.
– The first puck of the home playoffs – did you take it with you?
– I do not really attach importance to such things – the first or not the first. The main thing is the total contribution to the piggy bank, the main thing is to win. Who scored is not important. Did you take the puck? There is no focus on it. A good memory is the most important thing.
– How did you react to the defeat of the first match?
– After the first game, everyone understood everything, the extra words were not necessary. We looked into each other’s eyes and went to the next match with a different mood. We have to keep bending our line.
On March 5, Dynamo and SKA will play the third game of the series, which will be held in Minsk.
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Source : MatchTV
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