The head coach CSKA Sergei Fedorov noted the quality of the team’s performance in Game 4 of the first round of the KHL playoffs against Cherepovets”Severstal (9:3) and explained why the opponent changed the goalkeeper for the sixth outfield player several times during the game.
On Wednesday, Severstal lost to CSKA at home in the 4th game of the first round of the KHL playoff series with the score 3:9, the series score became tied – 2-2. For CSKA, this is a new club performance record in the KHL playoffs. CSKA’s previous achievement was 6 goals against Spartak Moscow.
“It was an important game for us. We got off to a good start, scored on time this time, used all our scoring opportunities. The streak continues. What we wanted, we did, we’re going back to Moscow on the score of 2-2. Severstal is a serious competitor, playing active hockey. We have no euphoria. We are working, we are preparing for the next match.
What do you think is the score of the game? And was there any luck in the first half?
– Game score. Severstal took out 6 players at 4–5 to try to save the game. This is a normal situation. They did, for example, in the season against Magnitogorsk, they played that way. Severstal took risks and rightly risked. Therefore, all goals are in an empty net, a normal situation. On our side, there was a tenacious and rapid start. Every moment turned into goals. The match score, CSKA website quotes Fedorov.
The next match in the series will take place on March 10 in Moscow.
Watch live broadcasts of KHL playoff matches on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Source : MatchTV
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