Lokomotiv - SKA. Press-conference

HC SKA head coach Valeri Bragin:

- Lokomotiv had an advantage for practically the entire game. Maybe the third period was more even, but the opponents wanted to win more.

- Your players didn't seem to be prepared for Lokomotiv's pace.

- Yes, we will look into this. The opponents' physical condition looked better than ours.

HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl head coach Andrei Skabelka:

- It was an excellent match for us, we played at a high tempo for the entire 60 minutes. We protected possession in the SKA zone, we had an advantage and created lots of opportunities. It's good that quantity turned into quality. Thank you to our fans, their support was great.

- Was it important to not take any penalties against SKA?

- That is always important! Any team has players which can score. We paid attention to our discipline. The guys didn't give the referees any excuses to give a penalty.

- Georgy Ivanov has earned more trust from the coaching staff recently.

- He has made a lot of progress since the start of the season, so we are giving him chances on the powerplay.

- Lokomotiv have scored on the powerplay in the last five successive matches.

- We have three powerplay units, today the third group scored. We compete with aggression on every powerplay. The guys are crashing the net and moving the puck quickly.