Ak Bars - SKA. Press-conference

HC SKA head coach Sergei Zubov:

- It was a good game, and I want to thank my team for playing from the first minute until the last.

- Why didn't Vadim Shipachyov play?

- We needed to make some changes.

- Did Yegor Yakovlev's penalty disturb your rhythm?

- Hockey is an emotional sport, anything can happen. It was a disappointing penalty, but we kept on fighting until the end.

HC Ak Bars Kazan head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov:

- I agree, it was good hockey today and both teams played to win. The fact that we followed the game plan helped us to get the victory.

- How would you rate Ryan Wilson's performance?

- I can't say that he is fully ready yet. He hasn't played for a long time, and he needs to get back his game practice. Time will tell.

- You played for a long time on the powerplay, but couldn't score.

- That means that we were lacking something. We'll look into why that was the case?

- How long are Marek Daloga and Mattias Sjogren out for?

- Marek is out for three months, but Mattias has an injury bothering him. At the moment we are giving him time to recover, I can't say exactly when he will return.

- Did you notice any changes in SKA's game since the previous match in Saint Petersburg?

- I can't even remember that match. It doesn't matter what happened tomorrow, we only focus on the next game. SKA are a good quality team. They have quality players, and are playing well after becoming champions. There's nothing more to say.