MOSCOW, Jan 2 Head coach of the National Hockey League (NHL) club » Toronto Sheldon Keefe believes that the Russian striker Ilya Mikheev will quickly regain confidence after injury thanks to a double against Ottawa. The Toronto — Ottawa match took place on Sunday night and ended in a devastating 6-0 win for the hosts. Mikheev scored a double. The forward played the second match of the season, he was absent due to a finger injury. «Mikheev played the first match in mid-December and has since waited another three weeks to go out on the ice again,» Kif quotes the Russian-language version of the NHL website. it takes a lot of patience and character. His two goals are the most important event for him and the whole team. They will help him gain confidence. «In December,» Toronto «went into quarantine due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the team. “I felt fine during the quarantine, I took part in training for the last three days, so there were no problems,” Mikheev said. “I am glad that I scored two goals, but most importantly, we won after such a long pause. This is a good sign.” The Russian is 27 years old and has been playing for Toronto for three seasons. In total in the league, he played 95 matches in which he scored 42 points (17 goals + 25 assists).
