German Tochilkin: «It is always difficult to play against Avangard»
18.12.2025
Neftekhimik forward German Tochilkin speaks with the media after a following 0–3 loss against Avangard.
– It is always difficult to play against Avangard. The guys play good offensive hockey. In order to get stronger, we need to try to beat teams like that.
– The first period was not going well at all. What's the reason for that?
– Yes, we are starting games poorly. We need to change that, turn things around, and start games with more confidence to avoid such mistakes.
– We had three power plays in the third period and did not take advantage of it.
– Avangard plays well on the penalty kill; their players skate aggressively, keeping us from getting time and space, which leads to mistakes, hard passes, and sometimes even bad decisions.
– This is our second loss since the break. Why cannot we get a win?
– Now we will have back–to–back games–we will get into the rhythm, everything will be fine, it could not be any other way!
– The first period was not going well at all. What's the reason for that?
– Yes, we are starting games poorly. We need to change that, turn things around, and start games with more confidence to avoid such mistakes.
– We had three power plays in the third period and did not take advantage of it.
– Avangard plays well on the penalty kill; their players skate aggressively, keeping us from getting time and space, which leads to mistakes, hard passes, and sometimes even bad decisions.
– This is our second loss since the break. Why cannot we get a win?
– Now we will have back–to–back games–we will get into the rhythm, everything will be fine, it could not be any other way!
