Defender Neftekhimik Ilya Khokhlov assessed the progress of the playoff series of the second round of the Fonbet KHL championship between “Metallurgist” And “Spartacus” .
On Tuesday, Spartak beat Metallurg at home with a score of 1:0 and equalized the score in the second round – 2-2.
— It seems to me that Metallurg is strong thanks to its fast attacks. Razin’s hockey is all about using counter-attacks. They have rapid advances, although Spartak is not inferior to them in speed. Game 5 usually determines who wins the series. But in this pair, the teams can even reach seven matches.
I would like to highlight the excellent performance of the goalkeepers of both clubs. Nabokov has missed a goal in three matches. Nikolaev also helps, a lot will depend on their game. At Metallurg, the majority are a bit lame. There are numerous attempts, but they fail to score, and the red and whites do not convert either. I still think the guys in this series will play until the last one. I can’t say who will win this series.
The strongest will win, because this playoff is unpredictable, and that is why it attracts spectators. Before it was possible to predict, but now the playoffs are more interesting,” Khokhlov said, as quoted by Legalbet.
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