"Hammer" will face off with the "Kuznetsk Bears" in the framework of the MHL. Whose series of defeats will be interrupted?
"Hammer"
The Hammer has lost its reliability in defense, as a result of which it constantly misses, and often at least three goals. Things are going well in attack, but due to failures at their own goal, it is not possible to cling to points. In the four previous matches, the Hammer did not score a single point, losing alternately in regular time to the Steel Foxes (0-2 and 3-4) and the Siberian Snipers (1-4 and 2-7). Four misfires in a row led to an increase in the gap from the playoff zone to twelve points.
"Kuznetsk Bears"
In the previous three matches, the Kuznetsk Bears conceded 23 goals, so it was impossible to count on positive results. First, the Bears lost to the Omsk Hawks (0-8), then lost 2-6 to Tolpar, and then 2-9 to him. With 34 points, the Kuznetsk Bears occupy the fifteenth place in the eastern conference and even the fourteenth will not be easy to climb, since the gap from it is nine points.
Statistics and figures:
- "Hammer" has four losses in a row;
- The Kuznetsk Bears have lost in the previous three games;
- The Hammer has won against the Kuznetsk Bears in two of the last three games.
Forecast
Both teams have not won for a long time, so they will try to break the negative series. The Hammer has a better chance of this, which looks good even in lost matches, and what is even more important, it is competitive.