Magnitogorsk attackerMetallurgist » Alexander Petunin in a conversation with a correspondent, he noted the performance of the team’s goalkeeper Nikita Podskrebalin in the Fonbet KHL championship match with Kazan “Ak Barsom “
The match took place on Monday in Magnitogorsk and ended with a score of 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1) in favor of the hosts. Among the winners, Alexander Petunin and Roman Kantserov stood out. Riley Barber scored against Kazan. Magnitka broke a three-game losing streak in the regular season, scored 89 points and leads the Eastern Conference standings.
— It’s good that we scored first. We missed the goal in the end, but we didn’t lose heart. They turned the situation around. We had a lot of chances, we have to be a little more calm in front of someone else’s goal.
— In such matches, the performance of the goalkeepers is highlighted. How would you rate Podskrebalin? Moreover, wouldn’t it have been easier due to the absence of Bilyalov among the opponent?
– Well, we look at each other more. I repeat, you need to have a little calmer blood. And the fact that Podskrebal (Nikita Podskrebalin – approx. “”) picked it up at the right time – well done. Even when we scored a goal, he wasn’t particularly responsible. Nikita gave us confidence.
— Are the last few games like a rehearsal for the playoffs?
— When you finish the regular season, of course you make the playoffs. We are happy that we managed to win and break the losing streak. Especially against such a strong opponent.
— Is Razin slowly starting to prepare the team for the playoffs? Morally?
– Certainly. I want to approach with a victorious spirit. It certainly cooks, but it doesn’t force it. Everything is as usual.
— This year there are cross qualifiers, we have to be careful in the West.
– It’s a very interesting experience. But first you have to pass the first round.
—Who can you name in the West?
“Of course, Severstal. He spent part of his career there. It will be very interesting to see what the guys come up with. Moreover, Dynamo also played there,” Petunin told .
In the next match, on February 22, Andrei Razin’s team will host Khabarovsk “Amur”.
Watch Fonbet matches of the KHL championship on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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