On Friday, January 7, “Admiral” won a strong-willed victory over Kazan “Ak Bars” – 4:2… Losing during the meeting, the “sailors” managed to turn the tide of the fight.
“Admiral” before this match lost the last three meetings, while Kazan, on the contrary, achieved four victories in a row. Ak Bars is currently in third place in the Vostok conference, and only one point is not enough for them to guarantee a place in the playoffs this season.
“Admiral” looked fresher than the opponent and spent more time in the attack. The account might have been opened in the first minutes, but Dmitry Sayustov did not use his chance, and following reaching one to zero, Mix Indrashis did not convert. The puck visited the Ak Bars goal when the Admiral was outnumbered on the ice. Libor Shulak dragged the puck into a foreign zone and played it with Artyom Gareev. Ak Bars responded a minute later thanks to an accurate throw from the Swedish legionnaire Per Lindholm. And shortly before the break, the guests took the lead. Ilya Safonov distinguished himself.
Everything changed at the beginning of the second period. First, Pavel Sheng equalized the score, scoring the first goal in the “Admiral”, and following Alexander Shevchenko brought Primortsev forward.
In the third period, Ak Bars tried to rectify the situation. Dmitry Kagarlitsky might have equalized, but the puck following his throw from a meter flew close to the bar. The head coach of “Admiral” Leonid Tambiev took a time-out, and following the “sailors” scored the fourth goal. The question of the winner of the match might have been removed by Josh Kestner, but at first he did not realize the bullet, and then the exit one to zero.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate the team and the fans on such a significant victory. Ak Bars is the leader of the KHL, a powerful team with good performers. We did not lose in movement, in skating and in single combats, we won a lot of fights. Plus the dedication of the guys, they need to cling to such a game. Every match we try to motivate and motivate the guys, we direct them. It doesn’t always work out, but such victories give the right atmosphere, hockey players gain the confidence that we need. The guys deserved to win, “- said the head coach of” Admiral “Leonid Tambiev.
On Sunday, January 9, Admiral will continue their home streak and play once morest Spartak Moscow. The meeting starts at 17:00, tickets are available to acquire on VL.ru.
Admiral – Ak Bars – 4: 2 (1: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Chief judges: 25. Alexey Belov, 26. Yury Oskirko; Linesmen: 77. Gordenko Konstantin, 81. Sysuev Alexander.
At the gate: 88. Lazushin Alexander (Admiral), 82. Bilyalov Timur (Ak Bars).
Goals: 1: 0 (Admiral). 73 Shulak Libor (assistants: 60 Gareev Artyom) in the minority, 1: 1 (Ak Bars). 17 Lindholm Per (assistants: 22 Panyukov Kirill, 9 Kagarlitsky Dmitry) in the majority, 1: 2 (Ak Bars). 24 Safonov Ilya (assistants: 79 Tarasov Daniil Vl., 20 Kampfer Steven) in equality, 2: 2 (Admiral). 16 Sheng Pavel (assistants: 49 Hamidullin Dinar) in equality, 3: 2 (Admiral). 28 Shevchenko Alexander V. (assistants: 7 Metalnikov Leonid) in equality, 4: 2 (Admiral). 81 Sayustov Dmitry (assistants: 61 Kestner Josh, 7 Metalnikov Leonid) in equality.
Match statistics: throws: 57-82; shots on target: 31-38; goals: 4-2; faceoffs: 34-32; blocked shots: 29-15; power moves: 9-19; penalty: 6-6.
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