The head coach “Salavat Yulaev » Viktor Kozlov said that the team is unlikely to lose leaders before the ban on player transfers to the KHL.
On Monday, Salavat Yulaev won in overtime against CSKA in an away match of the KHL regular season with a score of 4:3.
— A good start on our side, good control of the puck, we scored a goal on the power play. We could have scored more, there were enough chances, but we played too imposingly, after which CSKA added that we were starting to have difficulty controlling the puck. As for the end, we believed in it, we fought, equalized and won in overtime. This shows character, will, self-confidence. A great team victory. Plus some key saves from Samonov, which kept us in the match. A great victory against a very good team.
— How useful is such a victory in preparing for the playoffs?
— There is still a lot of time before the playoffs. CSKA played very well in attack. Powerful, tall forwards who are difficult to recover the puck in the attacking zone. We put a lot of effort into getting the puck and starting to attack. At the same time, there were some good counter-attacks where we caught CSKA.
— Are you 100% sure that you will retain your leaders before the deadline? Are you afraid of being “robbed”?
– No, there is no fear, there will be no theft. “Everything should be fine,” reports the correspondent, according to Kozlov’s words.
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