Andrei Altybarmakyan: "It was great to make my KHL debut"

- What are your impressions from your first KHL match?

- It was great, I had been waiting for this moment for a long time. However, I didn't count how many shifts I was given. The first ten minutes weren't great, there was a penalty and Maxim Chudinov was chucked out of the game. After that, things improved.

- Next up are Spartak Moscow.

- I have watched how they play. We need to play our game.

- Before this away series began, did you point this match out as being the toughest?

- All games will be difficult, you can't understimate the opponents. With it being their opening home match, Torpedo showed their character and recovered from a 1:3 deficit.

- Before today, SKA had lost three of the past five matches in Nizhny Novgorod.

- I didn't know about this.

- How did Torpedo surprise SKA?

- We made mistakes after we relaxed. The opponents scored dirty goals.

- Your secret of making the SKA team?

- Hard work.