Before “Severstal » Nikita Guslistov told the importance of the pre-season tournament in St. Petersburg in preparing for the KHL season and noted that the team improved play on each other’s goal at the end.
On Monday, Severstal defeated Sochi in the opening match of the Nikolai Puchkov tournament. The match at the Ice Palace ended with the score 7:1.
– Good game content. We did what we trained and what the coach requires of us. Before that, in the matches, we lacked achievement at the end, but now we have added it in this component and we have been able to score the necessary goals.
We entered the third period confident, as the score allowed us to play tougher. We wanted to play for zero, but it’s a shame that in the end the opponent scored a goal.
– At the end of the third period, you relaxed, so you conceded the puck?
– No. If you remember from the end, there were several deletions, although they were not won throughout the game. “Sochi” wanted to score at least one goal, everyone ran to the gate and stuffed it.
– Is the Puchkov Tournament the end point of the preparation for the season?
– Yes. We organized two training camps and friendly matches. Now we leave with a different attitude towards the games close to the season. Very good organization of the tournament. I think more fans will come to the match with SKA,” Guslistov told .
The Puchkov Tournament takes place in St. Petersburg from August 21-26.
Source : MatchTV
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