Alexei Ponikarovsky: "We will continue playing the same way"

- How did SKA lose this game?

- A lot went well for us, but their goaltender played well today. We had the woodwork a lot, the puck simply didn't go in. I think that we were a lot better than Dinamo, but were unlucky going forward. If we keep on playing in the same way, the puck will go in.

- Is it disappointing to lose a match which you should have won?

- Of course, it's not nice to lose. Nevertheless we are playing well together at the moment, and we are playing as we would in the playoffs. The post-season has already begun for us, and we will keep on doing what we did today - shooting a lot and crashing the net hard.

- Is this defeat a good source of motivation before the home match against Severstal?

- There are no weak opponents now. Everyone is fighting for points and for playoff qualification, and we will get pumped up and play like today.