Goalie CSKA Ivan Fedotov said he made the right decision in the episode where Salavat Yulaev tied the score in the last minute of the third period by passing the ball to his partner Nikita Nesterov .
On Monday, Salavat Yulaev defeated CSKA in overtime in the away match of the Fonbet KHL Championship with a score of 4:3. In the last minute of regulation time, with the score 3:2, Fedotov, coming out of the goal, did not throw the puck out of the zone, but passed the ball to Nesterov. As a result, Salavat players intercepted the puck, equalized the score and snatched the victory in overtime.
— The ending was tense. Of course, everyone wanted to win. At the decisive moment we played uncertainly, we made the slightest mistake, which led to a missed goal. Now it’s very difficult for us to score goals, even on the power play. You have to add dedication. Because the stats on blocked shots, fighting and everything else leave a lot to be desired. Today the puck held up, but in terms of defensive performance, we need to improve.
— Do you remember the fatal episode at the end? You came out of the goal, but you didn’t throw the puck over the glass, but played on Nesterov. Was it the right decision?
— The decision was the right one, of course. We are always taught this: if there is an opportunity to give the defender, we must always give it. I could have made a different decision, but there was a close side, it was no use for me. Either way, my throw on the glass would have been weaker. It was possible to throw a pass, but that would not be what we would be taught. Defenders deliberately open themselves up for the pass and have to make decisions. Anyway, it happened the way it happened, and now there’s nothing more that can be done. Maybe somewhere the game needs to be simplified, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Fedotov’s words.
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