PRESS CONFERENCE «TRAKTOR-NEFTEKHIMIK» 11/19/2021

19.11.2021

Oleg Leontyev, the head coach of HC Neftekhimik:

- Great team effort and well-deserved victory. I appreciate this effort. Our goalie Alexander Sudnitsin kept us in the game. We were patiently waiting for our chance to score and and we scored. Congratulations to our team and fans on this victory!

- Traktor has one of the best forward lines in the League. How did you manage to not them score today?

- We tried to play the way we wanted to. We attacked their net when there were any opportunities. Yes, the first period was different from what we expected, nevertheless, in the second period we had good goal-scoring chances. The opponent has pretty good first line.  We do a lots of scouting so we know them and were prepared. There are no weak teams in the League, and therefore it makes no sense to talk about teams with good or bad offensive power. We prepare for all teams in the same way.

- How did the team manage to get four points in these road games?

- We just need this points. There is a battle between teams in the standings. It is obvious, that everyone wants to get as many points as possible in order to save its playoff spot.

- Has your team become stronger after signing Alexander Sudnitsin?

- Sure, if we look at the stats and the way we play. I have said it many times that I am glad that our team have a warrior like Alexander.

- Neftekhimik will face strong opponents during home series. Could today’s victory inspire the team for the upcoming games?

- Exactly, any victory gives confidence and inspires. We know that we are going to play against strong teams. We will do our best to be ready. I hope that everything will be fine during this series.


Anvar Gatiyatulin, the head coach of HC Traktor:

- We knew that there wasn’t easy game ahead. We had third game in a row with one day-off, maybe we were tired in some way and that affected us. Our team had good goal-scoring chances. Unfortunately, we did not score. The main thing is that we have some time to recover for the fourth game.

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