CSKA Moscow forward Kirill Doljekov in a conversation with a correspondent, he said he was ready to start the playoffs with away matches.
On Wednesday, CSKA defeated Dynamo Minsk on their ice with a score of 5:3 in the Fonbet KHL championship match. The Army team, with 42 points in 36 matches, occupies sixth place in the Western Conference standings.
— After half of the regular season matches, CSKA is in sixth place in the West. Are you afraid to start the playoffs from this place?
— It’s too early to talk about the playoffs, we still have half of the championship left. The lineups will have to be judged in February.
— Are you psychologically ready to start the playoffs?
“I think so,” Doljekov told .
Starting with the 2023/24 season, the KHL will hold crossover playoffs. The top four ranked teams in their respective conferences will begin the first round at home against the teams ranked fifth through eighth, while teams from the Eastern and Western conferences can face each other in the second round.
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Source : MatchTV
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