Dynamo Moscow - SKA. Press-conference

HC SKA head coach Valeri Bragin:

- We played well during the first two periods. We expected Dynamo to sit in defence and wait for our mistakes. We did have chances, but in such a match, you need to score at least a couple of goals. The opponents were patient and scored their marker.

- What happened to SKA in the third period?

- It's hard to say, we'll look into this. We had some good looks at the Dynamo net, but they played with the advantage.

- SKA are struggling in the third periods of games this season.

- The match simply turned out this way today. I wouldn't say that we play badly during the third periods of matches.

- Dmitry Kagarlitsky has scored in every match between SKA and Dynamo Moscow this season.

- We made a positional mistake for his goal today.

- How are Malte Stromwall and Miro Aaltonen?

- They are training in accordance with an individual program, and the same can be said for Vladislav Kamenev. We are rotating the squad.

HC Dynamo Moscow head coach Vladimir Krikunov:

- SKA had an advantage for the first two periods. However, we played to our ability in the third. At 0:0, the match depended on one goal. We managed to score.

- Was your game plan to be solid in defence during the first two periods?

- Every coach wants his team to be solid in defence. By the way, I wouldn't say that we were very solid at all during the opening 40 minutes.

- Are you satisfied with Ivan Igumnov's line?

- They have been performing well in recent games. Ivan fights hard, Ivan Muranov is doing his thing and Vladislav Efremov starts our attacking moves.

- You didn't have a single powerplay today.

- When we don't compete on the powerplay, we often do well shorthanded.

- Michal Cajkovsky dished out an assist, but you didn't seem to be happy with him in defence.

- In the first period, he made a silly diagonal pass. When you're a child, you are told not to make such passes as they are always intercepted. He did well for the winning goal, though.

- Can you feel how Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Vadim Shipachyov are pumped up for matches against SKA?

- Vadim is our top scorer. They're simply doing their job.

- Ivan Bocharov came out to meet SKA's shots in goal.

- He always plays like that, it's nothing new.

- This is your 700th victory as a coach. Can you remember the first?

- No, probably not.

- When will Mikhail Grigoryev return?

- He already feels good physically, but we have to be careful with his shoulder so that the injury doesn't repeat itself.