Ak Bars captain Alexey Morozov became the main hero of the first games of KHL quarterfinal series between Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars.
On Saturday Alexey Morozov completed the hat-trick and scored the winning goal yesterday. After the first match of the series Ak Bars captain didn’t escape interview with journalists.
"I wouldn’t say that the game was easy", he said. "The first goal on powerplay helped us a lot".
"Moreover we played safely in defense and caught our rivals on counterattacks. We didn’t give them any space for attack, as we knew that Metallurg has perfect attack and defensemen can effectively join attacking actions".
"We shouldn’t give them any chance to score, so we fully fulfilled our plan for the match".
"So crushing score in match of two almost equal teams is not a big surprise. It is not victory with one or two goal lead and not overtime win, but it’s hard to call it too crushing score".
"Of course, it’s great that we won, because it let us play more calmly in the third period and save our strength for the next game".
"We just fulfil coach’s plan, trying to play simpler, as play-off series differ from the regular championship. Of course, it’s pity that Danis Zaripov is absent because of injury, but other players also want to help the team".
"I always try to show my best play, work for the team’s success and be helpful. Sometimes it happens that I cannot score at all and sometimes it happens very easily. In any case I don’t lay special emphasize to this match".
"It’s necessary to forget about this victory, because our opponents are ready to fight with us as hard as they ca and we should prepare for it".
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