Ilya Kablukov: "We have to improve before the next match"

- Severstal are a good team, they deserved to qualify for the KHL playoffs and their players didn't want to lose.

- Ahead of tomorrow's game, where do you need to improve?

- In every aspect. We didn't move well and we failed to control the puck. Hopefully, tomorrow things will be better.

- You didn't train for some time.

- This is not an excuse. The playoffs have started, we have to give our maximum.

- Is it difficult to score against a left-handed goalkeeper?

- No, we simply couldn't score more goals.

- Did you think that Severstal played a more open style of game today?

- The guys realised that they can play against us because of the match on Thursday. We only won that game on penalty shots. The goalkeeper probably felt more confident after not conceding in Thursday's fixture, he only let in a goal during the shootout.

- Yesterday, you were at an event in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium.

- Those emotions helped us today. There were a lot of people there, we were shocked when we walked out.

- Maybe it would have been better to train ahead of the KHL playoffs?

- We have been training for the whole year, so I don't think one day would have made any difference.