Before “Torpedo » Vasily Atanasov should return to the ice after injury at the end of February, said the head coach of the Nizhny Novgorod club Igor Larionov .
On Thursday, “Torpedo” won on their ice in overtime against “Kunlun Red Star” (3:2 in overtime) in the Fonbet KHL championship match. Atanasov was injured at the beginning of the first period, colliding with one of the Kunlun players, after which he left the ice with the help of his teammates.
—To be honest, the news isn’t the worst. The expected return to ice is 4 to 6 weeks. A little damage to the ligaments, a little crack, but I know the guy is flexible and professional. With our doctors, I think the recovery will be successful. We are waiting for him on the ice, probably at the end of February,” Larionov said in an interview, a video of which was published on the KHL website.
Atanasov, 21, played 43 regular season matches this season, in which he scored 39 (19+20) points. In December, he participated in the KHL All-Star Game.
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