Alexander Barabanov: "We need to play on the front foot against Salavat"

- Not long ago, SKA played against Salavat Yulaev in Ufa. What are your thoughts before today's game?

- The main thing is to have the right mindset and to start the first period on the front foot. We need to score first and play with the initiative all match long.

- Everyone was talking about SKA's winning streak. Do you feel psychologically easier now?

- We've already forgotten about that winning streak, everything's fine.

- The players stated that they weren't paying attention to the winning run, but when the team lost to Sochi, they said that they felt pressure from the media.

- We were being reminded about the streak all of the time. The media were more worried about the winning streak than us. We felt calm.

- On his Instagram account, Ilya Kovalchuk described the loss to Sochi with a word that we can't repeat.

- It would be better to ask Ilya about that.

- Will Salavat be focused on getting revenge?

- They will be pumped up. We should be ready for them.