Moscow forward “Dynamo” Nikita Gusev in a conversation with , he said that breaking the goal record Sergei Moziakine V KHL is not his main motivation.
On Monday, Dynamo Moscow won at home “Salavat Yulaev” (2:1). The decisive goal in overtime was scored by defender Daniil Pylenkov.
— Are you happy that the KHL, like the NHL, has also started to warm up in the race for records? You can overtake Sergei Mozyakin.
– I don’t know. I don’t really follow that very closely.
— Isn’t that a great motivation to overtake Mozyakin?
— I repeat that the race for the goalscoring record is not the most important thing for me. You have to go out, play, help the team win. I’m thinking about this.
— Who is Sergei Mozyakin to you? You played against him a lot.
– An excellent teacher. He played very well and showed excellent results.
— Is it important that you experienced the pre-season with Dynamo Moscow, and not alone? As a result, we broke a personal best.
“I can’t say whether it helped or not.” But the season is going well.
— The physical foundations were laid in July or August, does that make a difference to you?
— Before team training, I already had a base. I came prepared for them.
— In overtime, you received the puck and immediately shot it. So you wanted to break the record?
— We played in the minority. The opponent was without a goalkeeper. You throw the puck towards the goal. If you score, it’s a victory. If there is a forward pass, nothing changes. So you have to take risks and stop.
— When they talk a lot about records, is it bad? It’s difficult to score a goal when you’re constantly thinking about it.
— I’m not trying to get a record. A team victory is more important for me,” Gusev told .
Gusev leads the KHL scoring race with 84 points. The league scoring record belongs to Sergei Mozyakin, who scored 85 points in the 2016/17 season.
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