Pavel Datsyuk: "The first goal was very important"

- Novosibirsk have a good, aggressive team. We were prepared for them. Sibir impressed me, their players are young and played well.

- Because of the atmosphere and Sibir's performance, did it feel like a playoff game?

- It was a wonderful atmosphere, the fans supported their team really well. It was nice to hear them thanking their team after the match. It was a good game, but I wouldn't say that it felt like the playoffs.

- What did you and Alexei Krasikov speak about afterwards?

- Ask him.

- Did the shorthanded goal turn the match on its head?

- It was an important goal, it's great that we managed to tie it up. Alexander Barabanov made the first goal and scored the second, he did a good job.

- SKA have been scoring a lot of goals recently, but today was tough. Why?

- All teams are two times as motivated to play SKA. Even when we win with a large score, it doesn't mean that it was easy. It's pleasing that the team plays from the first minute until the last.