Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Attacker Denis Yan told how he decided to fight with Arthur Kayumov of Lokomotiv during the Fonbet KHL championship match.
The clash occurred in the third period with a score of 0:0, Yan won the fight by throwing his opponent to the ice. After that, the teams scored two goals each and Torpedo turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout (3:2 B).
— From the first minute when we imposed our game, we came out loaded. In some places we dominated the opponent, but with a 2:0 lead we have to lead the match to victory. Today, all members of the team contributed greatly to this victory. All the guys are awesome.
As for my struggles, I always try to help my team, and that doesn’t just apply to scoring goals. It was important to charge the partners at the right time. It happened when there was a clash with the goalkeeper and the score was 0: 0, we had to help the team, give a spark. I’ve had fights before, I know this component (smiles). A “hidden” tough guy? Maybe! But I didn’t go to the boxing section. In general, I succeeded today. Everyone was in a good mood and the stands too! — the Torpedo press service quotes Yan.
The result snapped both Lokomotiv’s three-game winning streak and Torpedo’s equally long losing streak in the league. Yaroslavl (47 points) is third in the Western Conference, followed by Nizhny Novgorod (45 points).
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Source : MatchTV
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