Defender of Ak Bars Nikita Evseev after the victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals series against Avangard (3:2 OT), he said he was not afraid to play at such a level at the age of 18 years.
Avangard led 2-0 six minutes before the end of regulation time, but then Evseev and captain Alexander Radulov scored against Ak Bars, and Vadim Shipachev scored the decisive goal in extra time. Kazan won 3-2 and leads 2-1 in the best-of-four series.
– I deliver to the press a talented guy who betrayed such a fetish diagonally! – Said Shipachev, sending Evseev to the circle of journalists.
– Describe your goal.
– It’s a good time. Raven (Dmitry Voronkov) closed the door and Radul (Alexander Radulov) returned it. All that remained was to enter.
– At 18, are you afraid to perform at such a level?
– I listen to the coaches, and they encourage, analyzing every moment. They tell how to play better and more correctly. It brings confidence.
– You made a great assist in overtime.
– I saw that Kaga (Dmitry Kagarlitsky) was standing alone in the corner and decided to try, giving him aside. Arrived. He played calmly, without inventing anything, – the correspondent reports Evseev’s words.
Evseev, 18, scored 2 (1+1) points in that game and scored his first career Gagarin Cup goal. In this regular season, he played 48 matches and scored 7 (5+2) points.
Evseev is the youngest scorer in Ak Bars history in the KHL playoffs, he scored at the age of 18 years and 330 days.
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Source : MatchTV
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