Goalie “Spartacus” Dmitry Nikolaev after the victory over Nizhny Novgorod “Torpedo” in a regular season game KHL told that from day one he felt at home in the team.
On Tuesday, Spartak defeated Torpedo at home in the KHL regular season match with a score of 7:3. Nikolaev appeared on the ice with the score 0:3 and stopped all 27 shots on his own goal.
The goalkeeper started this season with SKA, but was traded to Neftekhimik in October. Nizhnekamsk, in turn, traded Nikolaev to Spartak on November 17.
— How was it going into the match with a score of 0:3?
“I just went out, I didn’t think about the score.” I understood that we had to keep the team in the match, we could not let them pass. As you can see, it worked. The boys are great, they scored five in the second half.
– You are going through a difficult season, you have experienced several exchanges, Spartak is already the third team for you. How have you adapted here?
“From the first day I arrived here, I felt at home. » Very good team, staff, coaching staff, staff. Thanks for welcoming me in and making me feel the game again. I haven’t played in a long time before this. I try to repay the trust with a good match,” Nikolaev told .
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