Metallurgist forward Egor Korobkin believes that the Magnitogorsk team is capable of completing the final Fonbet KHL Championship playoff series against Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in four games.
“Metallurgist” won both home matches against “Lokomotiv” (1:0) and leads the best-of-four series with a score of 2-0.
— Two low-level matches. What can you say about how the final went?
– A very difficult game. Both teams are fighting, the goalkeepers are doing well. Lokomotiv makes a lot of blocks and there are quite a few dangerous moments. The execution isn’t very good, but the series turns out well, in our favor.
— How important is the role of video trainers? Two challenges with disallowed goals were the key factor today.
“These people are very important and they have proven it time and time again. I think we have one of the best video teams in the league. The statistics show it. Thank you for their work, they help us a lot.
— Did you think that Lokomotiv’s goal would be counted a few seconds before the end?
— They immediately said into the microphone that it was a passing of the hand. Everything was left to the discretion of the judges. But we understood that the opponent had a hand pass.
— Denis Zernov, your neighbor in the locker room, has already scored 11 goals in these playoffs. What makes it unique?
— Chemistry found in link [с Силантьевым и Канцеровым]. They have very good interaction. It’s great that Denis got sick. He endured when he had a bad time and couldn’t score. But then it broke through. God willing, he will continue in the same spirit. That he will score again in this final, and we will win.
— You led 2-0 in the series with Spartak after two home victories. What is most important at such a time?
– Yes, we have such experience. We will analyze the mistakes of the previous series and try to win both matches in Yaroslavl without stepping on the same rake,” Korobkin told .
The third match of the series will take place on April 22 in Yaroslavl.
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