The score of the match is 3:0 in favor of the team of Khabarovsk and it is the first dry game of Janis Kalnins for the Tigers
It was clear from the start that the game would be uncompromising: “Amur” needed points to enter the top eight, “Siberia” – to stay in first place in the conference. The previous meeting ended with the victory of the guests, but they won it in overtime, so the Khabarovsk team got their point, not allowing the competitors to escape far. After picking up two points today, Amur would once again have the opportunity to edge closer to the playoff zone.
Bright emotions from the second game in Khabarovsk “Amur” and “Siberia”
Janis Kalnins again stood at the gates of the Khabarovsk team, which showed itself perfectly in the previous match with the Novosibirsk team. In general, fans have been complaining less and less about this goalkeeper lately. Janis has gotten into shape and is playing more and more reliably, becoming a full-fledged replacement for Yevgeny Alikin on the pitch. This is what is linked to the decision of the technical staff to entrust the last frontier to the legionnaire. By the way, according to the general director of Amour, the assumptions that Yevgeny has a serious injury have no basis.
– I saw an “insider” from well-known hockey bloggers say that Evgeny Alikin has been out due to injury for almost a month. Surprised. Especially for you, I watched the formation of the team. Eugene is engaged in an individual program with Alexei Zhigarev, preparing for decisive matches. Quite healthy, in my opinion. A huge load has fallen on him this season, so the technical staff is doing a planned rotation so that our goalkeepers are one hundred percent ready,” Roman Kramar, CEO of the Amur hockey club, noted in his telegram channel. .
The first period proved to be very fierce – two deletions from the hosts, three from the invitees. But neither Amur nor Sibir managed to open an account, although credit should be given to Novosibirsk in the majority, they seemed preferable to Khabarovsk. The game was “dragged” by goalkeepers Janis Kalnins in Amur and Anton Krasotkin in Siberia. The first repelled 8 shots on target, the second, nine. However, the defensemen also played selflessly by rushing under the puck.
“Cupid” broke through in the second period. In the 33rd minute, Sergey Dubakin greets his teammates. By the way, the puck won by Nikita Grebenkin, recognized as the best newcomer in the league, gets it and gives it to Sergei, in the center of the zone, he hits under the defenders and shoots. It’s the 22-year-old forward’s 12th puck this season. Impressive. Yaroslav Likhachev scored the second against Siberia after just over three minutes. Cameron Lee picked up the puck in his zone and gave it to Yaroslav. He turned on the afterburner, rolled to the door and threw it away with an uncomfortable – 2:0.
The third goal was scored in the third period by Jan Drozg in the 54th minute. Jan literally shot under the defender, Krasotkin touched the puck, but could not stop it. The rest of the time, Sibir tried, if not to win back, at least to score a prestigious goal. And she had every opportunity to do so. In the end, “Siberia played mostly “five against three” and still could not soak up the score. The result was the victory of “Cupid” – 3:0, and the first cracker Janis Kalnins for ” Cupid”.
– Lost the game. They played satisfactorily, but the withdrawals started, they themselves broke the game. We tried to turn the tide of the meeting, but the fourth game in a week, we lacked strength and emotions . There are claims for all players, especially in terms of the number of penalty minutes. When you play so much in the minority, it’s difficult to do anything constructive. I wanted to bring more points from the field, but the record of points won is not bad. Why didn’t you change goalkeepers at the end? We changed goalkeepers six times and conceded goals. At 0:3 there was no interest. Most of us didn’t go, I didn’t find it necessary to change the goalkeeper. Am I lent Dubakin’s game to Amur? I’m more interested in the game of those who are now on my team. But Seryoga is good, next year there will be a good fighting unit, beaten in the KHL, – said Andrey Martemyanov, head coach of HC Sibir.
Amur’s mentor simply explains the win – they wanted to win and won.
– On our side, there was a great desire to win. We scored goals in equal compositions, faced a good majority of the opponent. Played rationally. Almost the sixth match in one day, the physical condition is severe. But the guys are fighting, thanks to them for that. Nikolishin rested, we will see in the next game, in the current conditions it is necessary to refresh the team. Alikin? This is where the goalkeeping coach decides. He has no injuries, everything is fine. Why does the minority work and not the majority? There have been games in which the majority have worked, but the opponents are still preparing, watching. Somewhere we lack creativity. It happens that a podkidochka turns the game mostly in your favor. Delete at the end? An overabundance of emotions, they wanted to give the goalkeeper “zero”. Yanis has his first “cracker” today, they have already congratulated him, – said Vadim Yepanchintsev, head coach of HC Amur.
Amur’s next opponent won’t be any easier. Omsk Avangard arrives in Khabarovsk, led by Mikhail Kravets, well known in the Far East. Omsk had a good, but very energy-intensive streak in Vladivostok, first losing to the Admiral in overtime and then beating him in a shootout. The game will take place on February 3.
Bright emotions from the second game in Khabarovsk “Amur” and “Siberia”
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