Oleg Leontyev: « That was a great team effort!»

Neftekhimik Head Coach Oleg Leontyev speaks with the media after a following 2–0 win over Salavat Yulaev.

– That was a hard win. This is important that we got these two points. The opponent offer us to play a high–paced hockey. We agreed to play this way. Although at the end of the game it was a little difficult, we took penalties. We blocked tons of shots. Andrei Tikhomirov played great and kept us in the game. That was a great team effort!

In terms of intensity, today's game, to be honest, it was great. It was nice to see how the guys develop their game. Therefore, congratulations to our guys on this victory. I would like to congratulate Neftekhimik fans. We have a great support!

Viktor Kozlov, the head coach of HC Salavat Yulaev:

– We had the initiative. We had possesion of the puck. We could not get through Neftekhimik’s defense. Neftekhimik played well defensively and had a good positioning. That is why we did not score. It is hard to win a game without scoring goals.