Lokomotiv - SKA. Press-conference of game four

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a tough series. Lokomotiv did a good job. I congratulate my team with the victory.

- Which match was the toughest?

- All of them were difficult, but game three was key.

- How many days off will you give the team?

- We'll decide that later.

HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl head coach Alexei Kudashov:

- A huge thank you goes to the fans, their support was amazing. The result of a series depends on the goalkeepers, defence, powerplay and execution. The last two components let us down.

- Your contract is finishing. Do you want to stay here?

- Yes, I do.

- What happened to your powerplay?

- The opponents played well.

- Do you think that the referees affected the series outcome?

- You know that we cannot comment on the refereeing.

- Lokomotiv have lost eight consecutive KHL playoff matches to SKA.

- SKA are a strong team. Is that still a secret for anyone? At the moment, psychologically we cannot beat SKA.

- Why did you keep Nikita Cherepanov outside of the roster before this game?

- The reason behing our defeat was the powerplay and our lack of ruthlessness in front of goal, not our defence. Different defensemen played.

- However, Emil Galimov was your 13th forward before today.

- Brandon Kozun could have received another injury after returning. Because of that, we had a 13th forward.