Head coach of Avtomobilist Nikolai Zavarukhin after beating CSKA Moscow in the KHL regular season game, he said his team created problems in the third period.
On Sunday “Motorist” defeated CSKA in a shootout in a regular season match of the Fonbet KHL Championship with a score of 5:4. The Yekaterinburg team lost a two-goal advantage in the third period.
— The team came out loaded like a big fist today. There were a lot of blocked shots, there was good movement during two periods, and in the third we gave the puck to the opponent. One should not finish such matches, but play actively. We created problems in the third period with our play, but in the end it was nice to beat such an opponent in a shootout.
— Spartak didn’t score anything, today CSKA scored four. What are these metamorphoses associated with?
— There were many chances against Spartak, but the goalkeeper played there at a high level. Now we moved the puck faster and had more precision in our shots. It is essential. CSKA played an excellent third period. It was nice to play with such a team, we didn’t have time to put pressure on them and gave them freedom. The opponent added, so it was not possible to maintain the winning score.
— Why did you decide to transfer Danil Romantsev to the center?
— He plays a lot of matches at center. Romantsev is a versatile player who can play in the center and on the right.
— Can we say that it was not Avtomobilist who had a weak third period, but rather that CSKA was very strong?
– Everything is together here. We made mistakes out of the blue, and CSKA added. They had a very good third period.
—Why did you decide to send Galkin for a shootout?
— Galkin takes out a series of photos. This is the second or third game coming out. The goalkeeping coach and I are in consultation about this. Zhenya Alikin stopped a lot of shots in the third period, he had a lot of work and he cleaned up.
— There were a lot of counterattacks in both directions today.
— Today both teams had quick counter-attacks, I agree. It was such a fast game. We asked the guys to play like that. But they also came towards us.
— Have you already chosen the starting goalie before the playoffs?
– This will remain a secret. We have a plan. We will try to ensure that both goalkeepers are in optimal shape for the playoffs, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Zavarukhin’s words.
Avtomobilist is fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with 73 points.
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