Nikolai Prokhorkin: "We want to play great ice hockey with quality"

- You've started the KHL season brilliantly with five goals. Are your teammates helping you?

- Thank you. There's a great mood within the team and we want to play excellent ice hockey with the emphasis on quality puck control.

- You are playing really well with Alexander Barabanov.

- This isn't our first season playing together. Andrei Kuzmenko has fitted into our line well and I enjoy playing with them.

- Do you have more confidence than last season?

- Yes, I think so. We're receiving more ice time in the second line and we are trusted to compete on the powerplay.

- You are helping the team both defensively and in attack. Has boxing training made a difference?

- Well, if you go boxing at least once, you'll find out how much it helps with the cardio side of things.

- Is it helping you?

- To be honest, I have only been boxing a couple of times. Ask Viktor Tikhonov that question, he loves the sport.

- Did you study Janis Kalnins personally before this match?

- No, I was focused on our own game.

- SKA conceded straight away after scoring.

- Nevertheless, we eventually won the match and that's the most important thing.

- Is it disappointing to give Jokerit one point?

- Let them have it, we still earned two.