Nikita Khoruzhev: «It was a hard–battled game»
03.11.2025
Neftekhimik forward Nikita Khoruzhev speaks with the media after a following 5–2 win over Barys.
– It was a hard–battled game. This is great that we won. We capitalized on the power play, which had an impact on the final outcome. Congratulations to all our fans on this victory!
– The opponent looked more active in the first period. Did you want to hold back a little?
– No ,we just did not have a good start. Especially since Barys plays much more aggressively at home than on the road. So we were prepared for it. We withstood the pressure.
– The power play worked great today – the team scored three power play goals! In the last game, we had nine attempts and only one power play goal.
— We held a meeting and discussed our mistakes. I think that helped us understand what we were doing wrong. We corrected them, and the goals started coming.
– After the opponent's goal was disallowed, we quickly scored two in a row...
– We just kept playing our game, not looking at the score!
– The opponent looked more active in the first period. Did you want to hold back a little?
– No ,we just did not have a good start. Especially since Barys plays much more aggressively at home than on the road. So we were prepared for it. We withstood the pressure.
– The power play worked great today – the team scored three power play goals! In the last game, we had nine attempts and only one power play goal.
— We held a meeting and discussed our mistakes. I think that helped us understand what we were doing wrong. We corrected them, and the goals started coming.
– After the opponent's goal was disallowed, we quickly scored two in a row...
– We just kept playing our game, not looking at the score!
