Ak Bars Kazan’s striker Ilya Safonov shared his expectations for the first round of the play-offs, where the Tatarstan capital club will play against Ekaterinburg Avtomobilist. “Sports Express”.
Avtomobilist is a good and talented team. The majority is good, the minority is good. The coaching staff will help us analyze our opponent, and we will prepare,” said Safonov.
Ak Bars collected 84 points in the regular season and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. Avtomobilist finished the tournament in fifth place with 82 points.
The winner of the Eastern Conference was Metallurg Magnitogorsk with 95 points. Omsk Avangard took second place with 92 points. Salavat Yulaev (90) from Ufa closed the top three.
The series between Ak Bars and Avtomobilist will start on February 29 in Kazan.
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