Athletistic / Hockey. Olympic hockey champion Andrei Kovalenko spoke about the progress of the first round of the KHL playoffs between SKA and Torpedo. Currently, the series score is 2-1 in favor of the St. Petersburg club.
“At many moments it is noticed that “Torpedo” has enough speed, skill and desire to compete on an equal footing with SKA. If you establish game discipline and act more reliably at certain moments , without errors, then the series will drag on. In general, 1-2 – this is a working account. The residents of Nizhny Novgorod should not be discouraged now, many teams have already come out of this situation. They must believe in themselves,” Kovalenko said according to Russia-Hockey.ru. .
On March 5, SKA defeated Torpedo with a score of 5:2 in the third match of the series and took the lead for the first time. The teams will play the fourth match in Nizhny Novgorod on March 7. Note that Andrei Kovalenko’s son, Nikolai, plays in Torpedo.
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