The head coach SKA Romain Rotenberg after winning the second game of the KHL first round playoff series with “Torpedo” said that the opponent demonstrated high-speed hockey, and also joked about the effectiveness of the diet of Nizhny Novgorod residents.
Sunday’s meeting in St. Petersburg ended with SKA’s victory in the second overtime – 3:2. The Army team equalized the score in the best-of-four series – 1-1. Previously, Torpedo head coach Igor Larionov repeatedly brought raspberries and vegetable salad to press conferences, promoting healthy eating.
— We expected such a match. Torpedo has a fast team. You know they have a special kind of raspberry, they run fast.
Our guys are awesome. They did everything they asked. As the match progressed we changed tactics and the guys did everything.
The series continues, it’s just a game. We thank the fans, the full stands are fantastic! The whole team is resting calmly and continuing to prepare, ”reports a correspondent, reporting Rotenberg’s words.
The third match between Torpedo and SKA will take place on March 5 in Nizhny Novgorod.
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