Omsk coachAvant-garde » Mikhail Kravets after beating Ak Bars in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals playoff series, he reacted to the goalie substitution in Kazan before the third period.
The match in Kazan ended with the score 3:2 in favor of Omsk. Before the third period, Amir Miftakhov replaced Timur Bilyalov at Ak Bars.
– After the first loss, we had nowhere to retreat. We set the task for the guys to win, we did it together. Good movement from the first period, good work from all the links brought us success. The most important thing is that we have scored one more goal, we will go home in a good mood. We will prepare for the next tough games against Ak Bars.
– What work did you do on the bugs after the first game?
– First, the first period: you can’t get away from the Ak Bars, give them the opportunity to work. And we spoke with the guys about the deletions. For the rest, I think in the first game the guys did a lot of good things.
– Already after the second period, was there a desire to play in a row, or did this desire appear during the third?
– In general, it was not the case, we did not want to play defensively. Apparently Ak Bars forced us somewhere. In the situation we had, we still wanted to play the same way as in the first half. Somewhere it didn’t work, it didn’t work, they crushed us, we had to catch the pucks on ourselves – this is a very important part of the game.
– Can today’s game be called a victory for your goalkeeper in a goalkeeper duel?
– I think it’s a victory for the whole team, but without a goalkeeper, there will never be victories.
– Before the third period, the hosts’ coaching staff replaced the goalkeeper. Do you think it was the keeper’s fault for the missed goals?
– There is a coaching staff from Ak Bars, they will find out. I think goalkeepers can never be blamed for anything because they are piecemeal. They need to be protected, protected, supported, – Ak Bars website quotes Kravets.
In two starting meetings in Kazan the teams exchanged wins, the series score was 1–1. The third game will take place in Omsk on April 5.
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