SKA - Ak Bars. Press-conference of Game Four

HC Ak Bars head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov:

- I think that the team played a solid match. We should draw the right conclusions and get ready for the home game.

- Why did you concede goals at the beginning of both the first and third periods?

- It happens. Unfortunately, they came at the wrong time.

- Did the first goal force you into changing your tactics?

- We continued to keep playing. We have a plan, which we weren't going to divert away from.

- Say a few words about the late Valery Belousov.

- Valery was a wonderful man, and although he had a calm looking face he burned with desire inside. He was a great coach, who helped a lot of young players to progress. I enjoyed working with him at the Olympic Games, even if the end result wasn't great. I send my condolences to his family and close friends.

- How can Ak Bars turn this series around?

- We're not drowning yet, don't push us under. There are matches left, and we will play and try our best.

HC SKA head coach Vyacheslav Bykov:

- Today I would like to praise everyone in the team, they played great and followed the game plan. I congratulate everyone with the win, and we will now travel to Kazan.

- Will you not have to calm the guys down? Everyone now knows that only one more win is needed to take the trophy.

- They all have a memory, they know what happened in the past. At such a professional level that can't come into play.

- Why did Ak Bars have such an advantage in the second period? Did you sit back as a result of being tired?

- The opponents forced us into playing in such a manner.

- Ilya Kovalchuk is playing better with every match. What's his secret?

- Ilya and the whole team are trying. He's a powerful player, and has a lot more to give.

- Say a few words about the late Valery Belousov.

- I send my condolences to his family. He helped me make my first steps in Traktor when I was playing there, and I lived with him. He is a very dear person to me.