Kovalchuk on the edge of the abyss in the Gagarin Cup – Dni.Ru

05:59 / 31.03.2015 Kovalchuk, the Gagarin Cup, the KHL, Radulov, hockey Ice Hockey CSKA Moscow beat SKA St. Petersburg and in the third match of the final series of the Western Conference. Thus, CSKA Moscow left to win only one victory to reach the final of the Gagarin Cup.

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The meeting, which was held in St. Petersburg, ended with the score 3: 1 . CSKA washers said Roman Lyubimov (37th minute), Denis Denisov (51th minute) and Alexander Radulov (59 minutes). We host a goal scored by Maxim Chudinov (52nd minute). The next match of the series will be held on March 31 in the northern capital.

Head coach Vyacheslav Bykov SKA opined that CSKA won at the expense of the best games in unequal structures. “I congratulate Dmitry Quarterly and CSKA Moscow with a victory. Unfortunately, the main reason for the defeat – a game in unequal structures, which we absolutely did not work . The opponent was luckier and assertive, so took the lead, and we were difficult to recoup. We will prepare further until it is possible, we will try to catch up, “- he said.

The general manager of the capital team Sergei Fedorov said that the 3-0 in the series does not seem to him fabulous. “For us it is hard hard work. I do not know, opponent today was very close to the turning point in the third game, but we worked well , very selflessly defended the first half of the game – told Fedorov. – It is difficult to say, Are we playing off the SKA because recycle them on the site, or for any other reason, we should still appreciate it. But it is clear that there is a very serious fight on the field. ”

The famous hockey expert Alexander Boykov explained the secret of the success of CSKA Moscow. “ Headquarters Kvartalnova very healthy approach to detail, the coach has full contact with the team . Many talk about rotation, which he uses to CSKA, and it works. But the players that come out of the reserve, ready for the requirements imposed coach. In this sense, the quarterly, is definitely the best coach of the season. But I would not say that he is one, the role of his staff distributed, each doing its job at a very high level. It is worth to talk about the team coach who works on the result “- quoted Boikova” R-Sport “.