“The Austrians are a good team, somewhat similar to the Norwegians. At first there were no bright moments, they started a little slow, but then they successfully scored most of them. Much dissatisfied, because we miss many moments. Yes, and in the defense you need to play much better. It is clear that we all want to score, we want to score a lot, but we need to help the defense, ”Kovalchuk quotes“ Championship ”.
He noted that we are not talking about a lack of protection players, it just takes time for everyone to understand their role.
"We are all hard workers, no one sits back, everyone falls under the puck when it is required," added the forward.
The meeting ended with the victory of the Russian team with a score of 5: 0. Kovalchuk recorded in his asset one goal and one assists.
Earlier, Nikita Zadorov compared the rules of the NHL and IIHF.