Yegor Rykov: "I am happy to score my first SKA goal"

- Share your impressions from this victory.

- It was a good win, we beat them 5:0. Maybe the score suggests that it was an easy game, but I wouldn't say that it's a simple victory. It was a good, tough match.

- SKA didn't concede a goal.

- We tried to stick to the game plan. At the start of the game, both Ilya Kablukov and Evgeny Ketov blocked Slovan shots. We kept a shutout because of our commitment. Mikko is a reason behind the scoreline, of course.

- Is it true that you looked for shooting lanes on Jakub Stepanek's goal for a long time.

- No, and when I scored, Jakub Stepanek wasn't in net. I got lucky, I have been waiting for this moment a long time. I have only positive emotions. I am happy that I scored my first goal, but the main thing is that the team won.

- How difficult was this away series?

- Very difficult. The match against CSKA came just two days after playing Jokerit at home. We wil return home in a good mood.