Torpedo NN vs Spartak. What will the championship leader show in Nizhny Novgorod?
On December 26, Nizhny Novgorod KRK Nagorny will host the next match of the KHL regular championship. Local Torpedo will try to give battle to the championship leader – Moscow Spartak.
For the second time in the last week, the automakers are hosting the red-whites. The first game took place immediately after a break in the championship and did not particularly please the Nizhny Novgorod fans. The home defeat 2-5 looked natural; the guests confidently controlled the match, having a noticeable advantage throughout the entire 60 minutes of the game. And here it is worth paying tribute to Igor Larionov and his wards. A major home defeat served as a kind of shake-up and the Torpedo hockey players won the next two matches.
And if the away victory over Severstal 3-1 was to some extent expected, the home match against SKA initially did not promise any dividends. The St. Petersburg team picked up a crazy pace, regularly winning both at home and away. After two periods, the army team led 1-0, but the car factory team had a great final period of the match, scoring three unanswered goals against the guests. The victory over SKA allowed the Torpedo team to return to the quartet of the strongest in the West; now the Nizhny Novgorod club has 55 points and is currently in fourth place.
Spartak
The red-whites blew up the KHL information space by managing to sign Ilya Kovalchuk in December. The forty-year-old forward, who once began his career at Spartak, last took to the ice two years ago in the uniform of the Omsk Avangard. By the way, that season Avangard won the Gagarin Cup, and Kovalchuk made a serious contribution to this success, scoring five goals in the playoffs. Kovalchuk returned to the ice in a home match against Kunlun, which the red and white confidently won with a score of 5-2. It was Kovalchuk who put the winning point in this match, scoring the fifth goal into an empty net.
The victory over the Chinese club was the third for Spartak after a break in the championship, which indicates the excellent playing form of the hockey players of the capital club. In Nizhny Novgorod, the Spartak team visually easily dealt with the local Torpedo, confidently beating one of their competitors with a score of 5-2. This was followed by an equally confident home victory over Dynamo Minsk, when Spartak responded to two missed goals with four goals. Spartak continues to retain its leadership in the West, having the same points indicators with their fellow countrymen from Dynamo, but ahead of the blue and white in additional indicators.
2.85. Although a year ago it was the opposite, last season Torpedo won five games, while Spartak won only one. In total, during the existence of the KHL, Torpedo and Spartak have met each other 35 times, the Nizhny Novgorodians have 16 victories, while the Red-Whites were stronger in 19 matches.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Torpedo NN vs Spartak
Torpedo NNFor the second time in the last week, the automakers are hosting the red-whites. The first game took place immediately after a break in the championship and did not particularly please the Nizhny Novgorod fans. The home defeat 2-5 looked natural; the guests confidently controlled the match, having a noticeable advantage throughout the entire 60 minutes of the game. And here it is worth paying tribute to Igor Larionov and his wards. A major home defeat served as a kind of shake-up and the Torpedo hockey players won the next two matches.
And if the away victory over Severstal 3-1 was to some extent expected, the home match against SKA initially did not promise any dividends. The St. Petersburg team picked up a crazy pace, regularly winning both at home and away. After two periods, the army team led 1-0, but the car factory team had a great final period of the match, scoring three unanswered goals against the guests. The victory over SKA allowed the Torpedo team to return to the quartet of the strongest in the West; now the Nizhny Novgorod club has 55 points and is currently in fourth place.
Spartak
The red-whites blew up the KHL information space by managing to sign Ilya Kovalchuk in December. The forty-year-old forward, who once began his career at Spartak, last took to the ice two years ago in the uniform of the Omsk Avangard. By the way, that season Avangard won the Gagarin Cup, and Kovalchuk made a serious contribution to this success, scoring five goals in the playoffs. Kovalchuk returned to the ice in a home match against Kunlun, which the red and white confidently won with a score of 5-2. It was Kovalchuk who put the winning point in this match, scoring the fifth goal into an empty net.
The victory over the Chinese club was the third for Spartak after a break in the championship, which indicates the excellent playing form of the hockey players of the capital club. In Nizhny Novgorod, the Spartak team visually easily dealt with the local Torpedo, confidently beating one of their competitors with a score of 5-2. This was followed by an equally confident home victory over Dynamo Minsk, when Spartak responded to two missed goals with four goals. Spartak continues to retain its leadership in the West, having the same points indicators with their fellow countrymen from Dynamo, but ahead of the blue and white in additional indicators.
Statistics
The rivals have already played each other three times in the current championship and Spartak won each of the games (4-2, 4-3 and 5-2). The Red and White's performance is impressive, with Spartak scoring at least four goals in each game. Individual Total 2 over (3.5) 2.85. Although a year ago it was the opposite, Torpedo won five games last season, while Spartak won only one. In total, during the existence of the KHL, Torpedo and Spartak have met each other 35 times, the Nizhny Novgorodians have 16 victories, while the Red-Whites were stronger in 19 matches.2.85. Although a year ago it was the opposite, last season Torpedo won five games, while Spartak won only one. In total, during the existence of the KHL, Torpedo and Spartak have met each other 35 times, the Nizhny Novgorodians have 16 victories, while the Red-Whites were stronger in 19 matches.
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