For the military team Ivan Fedotov played the third match in goal. So far he only has one victory and two defeats. In the game against Kunlun, Fedotov stopped 17 of 19 shots. The Chinese scored twice in the majority. Jack Rodwald scored the winning goal in extra time from an empty goal: CSKA experimented in the extra five minutes and took out the goalkeeper.
But the decisive factor in the victory for the locals, who now play their games in Mytishchi, was the performance of their own goalkeeper Jeremy Smith, who repelled 48 of 50 shots.
Under Sergei Fedorov, CSKA lost all four away games against Kunlun
Some more interesting statistics. Since Sergei Fedorov took over CSKA in 2021, the military team has lost all four away games against Kunlun.
– All the guys who play in the “Kunlun” are experienced hockey players, – stated the mentor of the Muscovites. – They have come a good way in North America and it doesn’t matter what league it is. Maybe at some point a loss of concentration affects our game, but I want to say that we are not the best at home against this team. Here we have to understand this clearly: Kunlun is a good team and plays very well against us.
I wonder how long the Chinese team will last. In five games so far they have one defeat: against Kazan Ak Bars. Tomorrow Kunlun will test the strength of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. But for now, the Chinese are among the leaders of the regular season and are one of the main surprises of the start of the season.
