After the shootout victory over Vityaz, Oleg Znarok was complacent and did not scold the players, who, in his opinion, were already a little preoccupied with the upcoming vacation. “First of all, we need to convert 100 percent of our chances,” the Dynamo head coach emphasized. – This is a problem we have had for several games in a row. It left an imprint that we are going on vacation tomorrow. We relaxed, although it’s not New Year yet. Games against Vityaz are always difficult; they are a young, good team that fights. By the way, today we were even more aggressive than our opponents.”

Vityaz coach Andrei Nazarov said that his team did not have enough disqualified tough guys. “We played with the leader, we wanted to take some points,” said the Russian coach. — Some things worked out, some were lucky — they scored in the end. I liked the game, but it showed that we have something to work on.”

— What happened to goalkeeper Matt Dalton ?
— Got hit in the head while rolling. Nikita Dvurechensky threw it carelessly. Not on purpose, of course, but you need to somehow control your throws.

— Today, nominal defender Evgeniy Eremenko played in the fourth line of forwards. How do you rate his game?
— While we have a shortage of attackers, we are teaching the defender to play in attack. I spent six or seven shifts and played without mistakes.

— Is it easier for you to play without tough guys or is it more difficult?

— About the tough guys, I can say that they are our brothers, our friends.

When they are not there, we miss them. Nobody renounces anyone. We are waiting for their return.

Vityaz forward Artemy Panarin noted that the team was pleased with the point they had won. “Dynamo is a good team, it plays strictly in defense,” the forward said. — They have very skilled players, not like ours. We take it with dedication and work on the ice. We are happy with the points we earned. Of course, we could have caught two, but it wasn’t enough.”

— Are you pleased with the assessments of your opponents who say that Vityaz can play interesting, good hockey?
- Yes, sure. Last season they said that we didn’t know how to play. Now everything has changed, I think we are showing decent hockey.

— So you won’t have to see any more fights?

- Why, you’ll see later.

Vityaz forward Mikhail Anisin said that the team was able to win back at the end of the third period due to their character. “We won a point, not lost two,” stated the 23-year-old hockey player. “We tried to hang on and win this match. It turned out that they lost in the shootout; the skill of the Dynamo players turned out to be a little higher. But we are great for being able to win back.

We have a team with character, like our coach.

I think the fans liked the exciting ending."

Dynamo forward Jakub Klepish admitted that he and his teammates did not attach importance to the Vityaz squad. “The game turned out to be tough, Vityaz played very well defensively,” said the Czech. — We moved away a lot, so we spent a lot of energy. It's good that we still managed to win. How did it happen that we missed a goal in the last minute? Everyone already thought that we would survive, but we made a mistake in defense. The puck bounced straight to the “nickel”; there were more opposing players there.”

— Was it easier before the match to think that almost all of Vityaz’s tough guys were disqualified?

“Nobody looked to see if there were tough guys there or not.” We don't care, we have to go out and play.

— Were there any provocations on the part of Vityaz?
“I didn’t notice anything like that today.”

— Where does Dynamo get such a spectacular game and beautiful passing?
- Of course, in the locker room we always say that we need to play simpler, shoot, go for the goal. But when we go out onto the court, sometimes it turns out like this.

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