Alexander Barabanov: "When scoring my goal, I didn't think about anything"

- Having not played that often recently, how have you been able to keep that killer's instinct?

- I don't know. Thanks go to my whole team and the coaching staff for trusting me, I skated out and did my job.

- Your line with Pavel Buchnevich and Sergei Shirokov was very effective.

- I and Pavel played together in the junior national team. We will keep on working.

- Was the match nervy for you?

- Of course you have certain nerves, but you have to play without them and fight.

- Why did Lokomotiv get back into the game after trailing 0:3?

- We were excellent during the first two periods, however in the third we made mistake and took a disappointing penalty. The main thing is that we won. Now this match is history, and we will prepare for the next one.

- You often score against Lokomotiv. Are they your favourite opponents?

- I think that it's coincidence.

- When scoring your goal, did you make an immediate decision to shoot low?

- It was automatic, to be honest I didn't think about anything.

- Did Sergei Shirokov shout to you to give him a pass for his goal?

- No, I simply saw him and made an assist.