Shanghai Dregons coach explains how they made Metallurg lose

Head coach Mitch Love of the Shanghai Dragons commented on the match with Metallurg, in which his team defeated Magnitogorsk with a score of 4: 1.

According to the coach, everyone in his team understood that they would face on the ice against a well-prepared team. Metallurg at the moment is one of the best teams in the league, says Mitch Love. - You can see it in their game. It’s a really fast team that’s constantly putting pressure on. Before today's match, they conceded only 18 goals in ten meetings. This is a very strong indicator of the game in defense. In many ways, it is connected with the team skating of Metallurg, with how quickly they cover the opponent and force him to make losses.

According to the mentor of “dragons” against such teams, it is very important to competently manage the puck and carefully manage the course of the game. In this match, the “Shanghai” managed, in particular, they forced the Magnitogorsk people to pass almost the entire site to get to their gates. Also, the coach that worked for the Dragons and the majority special brigade, who scored two goals against Metallurg, although they were not particularly beautiful. However, Mitch Love complained that the “dragons” themselves allowed to score in their goal, when the Magnitogorsk played in the minority.

Earlier on the subject: Razin said that Metallurg in the match with Dragons everything went awry.