Three-time world hockey champion Alexei Tereshchenko said that Dynamo Moscow lost to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the first round of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs due to poor physical condition.
Having been defeated by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2-4 in the series, Başkent team lost in the sixth match played in overtime on Sunday, March 12.
“Dynamo players weren’t physically enough for this series. In the third period, it was obvious that the players were tired and they lost to their opponents while they were on the move. It was clear that the “torpedo” dominated.
But the “Torpedo” was very neatly ready. All 60 minutes and they played hockey they wanted to see in overtime, ”says Tereshchenko. “Match TV”.
The decisive match, played in front of 9,993 spectators at the Russian capital VTB Arena, ended with the victory of the team led by Igor Larionov with a score of at least 2:1 in overtime.
To reach the Western Conference final, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv or St. Petersburg will play against SKA (depending on the outcome of the CSKA – Severstal series).
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