“We took the bus well, went to the gas station, ate delicious hot dogs, and this is the result.” Goldobin on the victory over Avtomobilist

Offensive “Metallurgist” Nikolai Goldobin said the bus trip for two first-round playoff games against “Motorist” rallied players and helped win.

On Tuesday, Magnitogorsk beat Avtomobilist on the road in overtime (4:3) and reached the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference, where they will play with Avangard Omsk, Goldobin scored the decisive goal.

Tell us about your overtime goal.

– Wordless. Brendan Leipsik did everything, entered the zone and passed me. I saw that a defender was hanging in front of me, tried to throw, closed my eyes – and flew. I didn’t play very well the whole series, the puck didn’t fly. And then such a winner in overtime.

– What was the key when the score was 1:3?

We haven’t stopped playing. We have made a lot of returns before, we have character. We are cup fighters, which helped us.

– Why did Metallurg win three extensions in the series?

– We waited for our moment, played correctly, without faults and did not give chances to the adversary. Successful goals flew in the first two overtimes. But still, a goal is a goal, all well done.

— Did the fact that Metallurg went twice to Ekaterinburg by bus united the team?

– We had a good ride on the bus, we stopped at a gas station, we ate delicious hot dogs, drank a delicious Coke, so we recharged and rested a bit. Here’s the result.

– What can you say about the next opponent – Avangard?

– Classic Derby. This is the third time we have reached the playoffs at Avangard, now we are 1-1. Interesting game, two great teams. Let’s see how it goes, – quotes the words of Goldobin “RB Sport”.

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