Katalevsky: The Ice Battle Against Dynamo is On

The forward of Ak Bars, **Dmitry Katalevsky**, shared his thoughts on their second victory over Dynamo (2-0) in the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup.

«It was a tough contest, a solid match where we scored the important goals and now we’re preparing for what’s next. As for my goal, Mitchell Miller made a great shot towards the net, and the puck took a fortunate bounce, allowing me to see it and direct it into the goal. I got a bit lucky.

We are always looking for openings and consistently aim to penetrate the opposition’s defense. This is the playoffs, the intensity is high, and it’s like a battle on the ice. We play for the team and strive to force our opponents into penalties.

Everyone is focused on working for the team and achieving a collective result. We follow the coaching staff’s instructions and stick to our game plan. It’s a closely contested match, and we work on analyzing the opponent. Now we head home and will continue to play our style,» Katalevsky’s words were relayed by Championship correspondent Rustam Imamov.