In the last match, the Chernomorians broke a series of defeats, defeating Severstal (1:0) in a tense confrontation. “Admiral” continued its guest voyage, which began with a major failure in Minsk (2:7). Returned to Sochi Amir Garayev, Fedor Avramov and Egor Spiridonovtook his place in the goal Sergey Ivanov. There were also noticeable changes in “Admiral”, in particular, they returned Leonid Metalnikov and Alexander Shevchenkowho took places in the first and second five, respectively.
Sergey Zubovhead coach of Sochi:
— There were displays of heroic deeds by some of our guys, the guys became infected with this, there were a lot of emotions. I even had to restrain the guys. The focus was until the end of the match. We tried to motivate the guys to play until the end and achieve more. We tried to help our goalkeeper – in principle, it worked. All our goalkeepers are in very good shape, we will choose the next one before the match.
The first period was not the most eventful. The rivals slowly probed each other’s defenses, the number of dangerous situations was minimal. Primorye had better control of the puck, but in 20 minutes they only hit the target four times. The owners disturbed me ten times Vasily Demchenkobut not very much. The most noticeable thing on the site was Timur Khafizovconstantly cruising in the Admiral area.
The second period started with a goal: Nikolai Chebykin together with Arthur Tyanulin quickly and beautifully dismantled the Admiral’s defenses. Four minutes later, Tyanulin scored himself, deftly playing on the finish. The guests did not sit back on defense and actively sought to win back; it was especially difficult for the Sochi hockey players in the minority.
The final twenty minutes started exactly the same as the previous one: Daniil Seroukh distinguished himself as a result of a spectacular solo pass. Soon Demchenko had to pull the fourth puck out of the goal, the author of which was Garayev.
Demchenko replaced Andrey Mishurovwhich I printed Sergey Popov. In the end, the hosts calmly brought the game to victory and helped Ivanov keep the “cracker”.
Leonid Tambievhead coach of “Admiral”:
— Our game didn’t work out today. There was not enough strength, speed, movement. The guys tried, but it’s clear that we’re probably still flying on the plane, we don’t have enough fire, enthusiasm, or speed. We didn’t have time everywhere, we lost the whole fight, the puck held very poorly. Everything was to the point.
Traktor beat Dynamo for the fifth time in a row
“Dynamo” and “Traktor” completed their previous matches simultaneously in a series of shots, only with different results: the Muscovites lost to CSKA, and the Chelyabinsk team defeated Spartak. There were also different changes in composition. Benoit Gru provided rest Zaku Fukalareleasing Sergei Mylnikovswapped places Artyom Blazhievsky with Ilya Karpukhinas well as forwards in three lines, except for the three Alexandra Kadeikina. And declared the seventh defender Sergei Drugalwho made his debut in the KHL.
A Alexey Kudashov limited himself to translation Maxim Comte from the thirteenth striker to the third line, and even then this can be considered a conditional change, since in the previous match Comtois managed to play, it seems, with all the forwards.
The hosts had a debt to Traktor since the spring, when they outright lost the playoff series 0-4. Instead of collecting it, they were left in the minority at the very first minute. However, they fought back, ran on the attack, and themselves earned a majority – which they also did not use.
Brennan MenellDynamo defender:
– The fact that we lost to Traktor in the playoffs is a thing of the past, now there is a new championship. This is a strong opponent, like other teams in the KHL. The season hasn’t turned out the way we expected so far, so we need to play better.
The first period was a very intense fight at high speeds and with a minimum of delays in the neutral zone, so there were plenty of dangerous situations at both goals. Kadeikin was prevented by the bar, Dynamo had excellent opportunities to open the scoring Jordan WillComtois and twice Nikita Gusev.
Opened it Grigory Dronovwho realized the majority in the middle of the second period. Immediately before this, the Urals themselves played with four of them, and they could have conceded or scored on the counterattack, but Mikhail Kotlyarevsky missed the puck.
Half a minute later Andrey Svetlakov forced again Hunter Misku scoop the puck out of the goal, but after the coach’s request from the referee, the goal was canceled. In terms of entertainment, the second period was in no way inferior to the first, and, perhaps, even surpassed it. And at the end, the audience saw two more goals: one and a half minutes before the siren Pavel Kudryavtsev regained its balance, and within 12 seconds Dronov again brought the Traktor forward. Assisted him Vladimir Tkachevwho scored his 350th point in the KHL.
Vladimir TkachevTraktor forward:
“It gives you emotion and strength when you score a return goal, especially when you go into the break with an advantage. And it so happened that in the third period the opponents had to score more, and we had to maintain pressure when playing with the puck and try to catch on the counterattack, which happened when Misha Kotlyarevsky ran away. This is good work in the defensive zone.
If there was one thing this meeting lacked, it was a fight. Kirill Adamchuk with Charles Robinson this gap was filled; however, their battle turned out to be too fleeting and not as exciting as the game itself. Which has not calmed down at all, and the speeds seem to have even increased. In the middle of the third period, Dynamo started a real fire in the Traktor zone and a goal seemed to be brewing. Instead it is ripe for removal Daniil Pylenkova. His guests failed to capitalize, but with equal strength Kotlyarevsky corrected for his unfortunate mistake.
Benoit Gruhead coach of Traktor:
— At the end of this fight, I got the impression that both wanted to continue. As a result of this match, I noticed the physical side of Buddy Robinson’s game. In Russia I learn something every day. The KHL is a very good league and I enjoy every day here and among the guys on the team. I also noted to myself that Moscow traffic jams, compared to those in New York, are next level. Take my word for it.
This was followed by a series of deletions, the replacement of Miska with an additional field player (five minutes before the siren) and a goal Vitaly Kravtsova into an empty gate.
Alexey Kudashovhead coach of Dynamo:
“We concede easily, we do the wrong things, but we now have a big problem scoring goals. Continuing to work is the only way there is. There is no other option. Paying attention to individual elements and psychology is important. When the team believes, wants, and this goal still needs to be earned. This is work.
