Dinar Khafizullin: "We're already thinking about the second match"

- There was a large percentage of misplaced passes today.

- Concerning me?

- All SKA players. Why?

- Maybe because it was game one. The opponents played well today. Nevertheless, the second game is soon, we're already thinking about it.

- Did it become easier after Evgeny Dadonov scored the third goal?

- Yes, we became more confident probably. We were left with the task of seeing the game out.

- In the second period, Vityaz played well. Did you expect them to play like that?

- During the season, they didn't play so aggressively, especially when on the road. Today, they skated forward and pressed us. It's good that we held on and scored on the powerplay.

- In the third period, were you focused on keeping Vityaz out?

- When the score became 3:1, yes. I didn't join the rush as much, I wanted to play solidly in defence.

- What was it like playing against your former team?

- This wasn't the first time when I played against them.

- Well, you hadn't played them in the playoffs.

- I was born in Kazan, and I have already played against them in the playoffs.