Saffronov after the victory of Metallurg over Petrochemist called the game a double edge

The head coach of Magnitogorsk Metallurg Konstantin Shafranov commented on the match with Nizhny Kamsk Neftekhimik, in which his team snatched a victory in overtime with a score of 3: 2.

According to the Saffrons, they immediately expected that this match would be difficult, as the leaders of the Eastern Conference met on the ice. In addition, Nizhnekamsk returned from a successful exit for them with a fighting spirit and it was not surprising that in their stands they will try to play even better. Understanding that the game will be difficult, made Magnitogorsk prepare for it with a vengeance.

“A minute of 30 matches played well, but then they began to lose the puck, create problems, gave air to the opponent,” says the new coach of Metallurg. In the third period, an exit error allowed the opponent to score, return to the game. It is clear that the fans chased them, we missed the second goal. But the goalkeeper pulled us in a lot of moments. Good thing we won in overtime. We took the important two points.”.

Konstantin Shafranov explained that the periods were so different in the game by the fact that the teams studied each other. “Therefore, they do not let the opponent play as he wants: we did not give them, they gave us,” the coach says. According to him, the second period was very important, because who wins it, in the third has the opportunity to play. “The second was double-edged, and we attacked them, and they played in our zone, closed our players,” Konstantin Shafranov gave his assessment of this segment of the game.

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