Andrei Zubarev: "It doesn't matter who scores"

- Why have you suddenly become such a goalscorer?

- Some new sticks must have arrived. The team are helping me and creating chances. In the regular season, I simply didn't take advantage of them. God has given me the opportunity to score now.

- In the warm-ups, you worked on penalty shots.

- There are no penalty shots in the playoffs. We always do that at the pre-game skate.

- Did Metallurg Magnitogorsk's early goal ruin the game plan?

- It was unexpected. Nevertheless, we had to start the match 0:1 down and it helped us get it together. It was difficult trying to make a comeback against such a great team.

- Before this series, did you study how Vasily Koshechkin plays?

- We have studied all teams which we have played against.

- Only defensemen scored for SKA today.

- We are a team, it doesn't matter who scores. The main thing is that we are winning, no one looks at the statistics in the playoffs.

- The series score is 3:1. Do you feel that victory is close?

- If we win four matches, we will have that winning feeling.

- Was SKA's third goal a legal one?

- I didn't see what happened, I rest when I'm not on the ice.

- How difficult will the next game be in Magnitogorsk?

- Every match is important and has its challenges. As you have seen, these matches can go either way. We have to do everything in our power to achieve a positive result.

- You have a swollen lip. Is that after your duel with Evgeny Timkin?

- I am always being hit! Evgeny Timkin gives 110%, it's a physical battle. It's hard to play against him in the regular season, let alone in the playoffs.

- When was the last time you broke your stick?

- Yesterday! Ah, no. It snapped today, I hadn't shot before this match.