Before SKA Marat Khairoulline after the defeat of “Ak Barsa” in the match KHL said the St. Petersburg team is on the right track, but they need to score more.
Ak Bars, played without leaders Alexander Radulov and Vadim Shipachev, won on Tuesday in St. Petersburg against SKA (3:2). Former SKA strikers Dmitry Yashkin and Dmitry Kagarlitsky scored two goals against the hosts.
“We played our game and created a lot of chances. We played well, but we need to work on our execution. I think everything will work out for us.
— What is the reason why the majority did not work today?
– Maybe they were in a hurry somewhere. We created chances. We will work and improve.
— Did Ak Bars surprise you in any way?
– Nothing special, they play their game, which is taught to them by their coach. Like I said, we took the initiative, we created a lot of chances and we created them twice. This is not particularly surprising.
— What can you say about former SKA captain Dmitry Yashkin? How come you missed the puck?
“And I didn’t even see he scored.” There were ricochets. He wasn’t surprised by anything.
— With what emotions did you return to the game?
— I miss hockey. I only watched it on TV. Finally released. Glad to see all the partners. I missed this atmosphere in Ledovoy. A big thank you to the fans, they supported us well. I hope we continue to please them.
— What is the reason why SKA dominated the game on the ice?
— We moved them because we had good movement during all three periods. We will improve our execution, and if we play at this pace, we will have no equal, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Khairullin’s words.
Khairullin played his previous match on September 27 against Sibir. Due to his injury, he missed more than a month. Last season, Marat scored 54 points (28+26) in 65 matches.
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