Lokomotiv - SKA. Press-conference of game three

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a tough game, Lokomotiv have a good team. I think that all matches will be like this one. We did a good job of killing the five minute penalty, we'll prepare for the next match.

- Why didn't Ilya Kovalchuk play for the first half of the second period?

- He had a problem with his skate, Ilya's health is fine.

- What can you say about the incident when Maxime Talbot hit Andrei Zubarev?

- There are players which the referees need to watch.

- Why did you make so many changes to the line-up?

- The schedule is difficult, the guys need to recover. If we have fresh players, why wouldn't we include them in the roster?

- Was today's match key?

- It's the playoffs, both teams are just as good as each other.

HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl head coach Dmitry Kvartalnov:

- It was a good match, but our powerplay wasn't good enough. We needed to shoot more and play in a simple manner. The opponents defend solidly and are good shorthanded.

- Did you lose because of SKA's individual quality?

- It's not a secret that SKA have quality players. We know how we can play well against them. Their first goal was simple - a faceoff draw, a shot and a tip in front.

- What can you say about Maxime Talbot's fight with Andrei Zubarev?

- We didn't see what happened, our bench was far away.

- Were you told why SKA's goal was waved off?

- We haven't watched back the incident, but the puck probably left the zone. It wasn't a challenge though, the coaches are telling the referees about things happening on the ice. We need to look at the rules.

- Did you roster changes because of the need to give Egor Averin a game?

- Egor is a first team player. After missing the previous match, he played today.