Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod vs Neftekhimik. Will automakers extend their winning streak?
Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo will finish the series of home games with a match against Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik. The meeting will take place on December 24 on the ice of the Nagorny KRC.
Nizhny Novgorod surprised many during the summer off-season by entrusting the coaching chair to Igor Larionov, for whom work with Torpedo was his debut as a club coach. The risk was justified, Larionov made a bet on the attacking style of play and did not lose. Possessing one of the youngest rosters in the League, the car manufacturers were not afraid of more titled rivals, having already won a number of significant victories at the start of the championship. From time to time, the defense failed, but by November, the coaching staff of Igor Larionov managed to deal with this problem.
Thus, the Avtozavodtsy came up to the break in the championship among the best teams in the Western Conference, beating the capital's army team at the same time with a score of 4-2. The break did not cool the ardor of the Nizhny Novgorod hockey players, and the team continued to win, this time scoring two victories in a row on home ice. In turn, Severstal was beaten 3-2 and Vityaz near Moscow 4-0. Now the torpedo team is already the fourth in the West, with 53 points scored, second only to two army teams and the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv.
Neftekhimik
Against the backdrop of the rise of the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, Neftekhimik's game looks absolutely gray and dull. If the Nizhny Novgorod youth managed to shoot at the adult level, then such a rate of the leadership of Neftekhimik is absolutely not working yet. Problems began already at the start of the season, when Neftekhimik managed to lose ten matches in a row. Nevertheless, in the future, Oleg Leontiev's wards were able to return to the cup fight, getting as close as possible to the coveted eighth place.
Before the pause in the championship, Neftekhimik gave a decent playing segment, having won three victories in five matches played. Among the defeated was Metallurg Magnitogorsk, one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference. A week and a half break went to the detriment of Neftekhimik, after a pause, Oleg Leontyev's wards lost two matches in a row, and Neftekhimik played both meetings on home ice. First, the Nizhnekamsk team lost 1-3 to Barys, and then unexpectedly lost to Kunlun 2-3, which significantly reduced their own chances of getting into the playoffs. Now Neftekhimik closes the standings of the Eastern Conference, with 36 points scored four points behind the coveted eighth place.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod vs Neftekhimik
Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod surprised many during the summer off-season by entrusting the coaching chair to Igor Larionov, for whom work with Torpedo was his debut as a club coach. The risk was justified, Larionov made a bet on the attacking style of play and did not lose. Possessing one of the youngest rosters in the League, the car manufacturers were not afraid of more titled rivals, having already won a number of significant victories at the start of the championship. From time to time, the defense failed, but by November, the coaching staff of Igor Larionov managed to deal with this problem.
Thus, the Avtozavodtsy came up to the break in the championship among the best teams in the Western Conference, beating the capital's army team at the same time with a score of 4-2. The break did not cool the ardor of the Nizhny Novgorod hockey players, and the team continued to win, this time scoring two victories in a row on home ice. In turn, Severstal was beaten 3-2 and Vityaz near Moscow 4-0. Now the torpedo team is already the fourth in the West, with 53 points scored, second only to two army teams and the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv.
Neftekhimik
Against the backdrop of the rise of the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, Neftekhimik's game looks absolutely gray and dull. If the Nizhny Novgorod youth managed to shoot at the adult level, then such a rate of the leadership of Neftekhimik is absolutely not working yet. Problems began already at the start of the season, when Neftekhimik managed to lose ten matches in a row. Nevertheless, in the future, Oleg Leontiev's wards were able to return to the cup fight, getting as close as possible to the coveted eighth place.
Before the pause in the championship, Neftekhimik gave a decent playing segment, having won three victories in five matches played. Among the defeated was Metallurg Magnitogorsk, one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference. A week and a half break went to the detriment of Neftekhimik, after a pause, Oleg Leontyev's wards lost two matches in a row, and Neftekhimik played both meetings on home ice. First, the Nizhnekamsk team lost 1-3 to Barys, and then unexpectedly lost to Kunlun 2-3, which significantly reduced their own chances of getting into the playoffs. Now Neftekhimik closes the standings of the Eastern Conference, with 36 points scored four points behind the coveted eighth place.
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