St. Former coach of St. Petersburg SKA Andrey Potaychuk in an interview legal betting He stated that he sees Magnitogorsk Metallurg’s chance of reaching the final of the Gagarin Cup this season.
According to him, the team led by Andrei Razin is the favorite to face Moscow Spartak.
“I do not rule out that Metallurg will be in the final. Why don’t I believe in Spartak? I believe. However, there is a point here that the red-whites traditionally play very poorly in Magnitogorsk. You can look at the statistics, we have only won there once in the last ten years,” Potaychuk said.
Let us remind you that in the 2023/24 season, crossover play-offs, in which teams from different conferences play against each other, come into play in the second round stage. The first match of the Metallurg – Spartak series will be played in Magnitogorsk on March 17. For the first time in the history of the Kontinental Hockey League, both of the last Gagarin Cup finalists failed to advance past the first round of the following season.
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