Press-conference

After the end of the match "Sputnik" - "Donbass", the head coaches of the teams talked to the press.

Aleksandr Kulikov, head coach of the HC "Donbass":

- The first period was equal, both teams has had scoring opportunities, we have added in the second and has embodied our advantage in to goals. With the score 3-0, it became clear that we will not miss the victory. We have entered into a rhythm, played the third match, after a long pause for tagil players it was hard. The team is seriously tuned to take revenge for the home defeat. Basically, the game had been collected, although there were some nuances, but, nevertheless, the task has been done, we took points that we needed so much.

It was planned that Eugene Tsaregorodtsev will be to defend the gates today, but by unforeseen circumstances, problems with his back, this morning he did not skate, so Stepan Goryachevskih played - the second number of the Belarusian team.

Now we are going to the airport Koltsovo, fly to Moscow, and then - to France, for the Continental Cup. I think, 15 hours we will have to spend on the road. Everyone who was playing today will participate in the tournament.

Aleksey Fetisov, acting coach of the HC "Sputnik":

- Unfortunately, the installation for the game the team performed only in the first period and in a small part of the third, and the second failed completely. We lost by the number of throws, the motion, and on will to win. Tried to correct the situation after the break, but well acted opponent, on the defensive and positional attack, did not allow us to create anything. Forwards of the "Donbass" has exhausted our defenders, and therefore we got scored. Knew how an opponent plays, viewed the moments, but still skipped in such situations. "Donbass" very strongly held the match, how many more did not score! In the end we sort of caught up, but then again collapsed. Break in the Championship wasn't for the benefit of the team, a positive charge, which appeared at the end of the calendar year, blunted.

Home series continues, there is still two games, we'll fight. Most likely, Stanislav Tunhuzin will return to the line-up, he already has had four days of skating, whether he appears on the ice in a match with "Dinamo", we will decide on a morning workout.

- On the website of KHL appeared the information about sending to the "Sputnik" of an attacker Dmitriy Tsyganov from the "Avtomobilist". When we will see him in the action?

- Tsyganov already turned back, he didn't even have time to come to Nizhny Tagil. One of the defenders should soon to arrive, but as long as he does not appear here, and we have not put him to the application, we can not give any guarantee that hockey player will stand for "Sputnik".

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