Game two. SKA - Dynamo Moscow. Press-conference

HC Dynamo Moscow head coach Vladimir Krikunov:

- It's bad to lose in this manner. It's easier when the opponents score a lot of goals, but today SKA tallied the winner in the closing minutes. This is a really disappointing result, we will now prepare for the home games. Overall, the guys did a good job in the game, they worked hard and had chances to score.

- Dynamo Moscow seemed to be very cautious today, even when competing on the powerplay.

- Yes, but we had enough opportunities to score at least one goal. It's true that we were very cautious, however we had told the players to keep the puck in the opposing zone.

- Did the absence of Dmitry Kagarlitsky affect you on the powerplay in this match?

- Yes, probably. Daniil Tarasov has only just joined that line.

- Will Ivan Bocharov continue in your net?

- The goalkeeper who is fresher will play. The same can be said for the skaters.

- SKA seemed to be fresher than Dynamo today. Will you rotate the squad for the upcoming matches in the series?

- We are ready to do this. We have other players available.

- Will Dmitry Kagarlitsky play again in this series?

- This is possible, probably.

HC SKA head coach Valeri Bragin:

- We felt the energy provided by our fans, they supported us throughout the game. The players deserved the victory with their hard work.

- Will you make further changes to the line-up ahead of the upcoming matches in the series?

- We will see, we always take into account how each individual player feels.

- Are you satisfied with Vladimir Tkachyov's performance? He seemed to make a lot of mistakes.

- He hadn't played for two weeks, so it was tough for him.

- Why did you make changes to the line-up today?

- New players were on the ice after we had analysed what happened in the first game.

- There is even a new coach on the bench.

- One coach is now on the bench, while the other coach who he replaced is working higher up in the arena. All of the coaches have been working in our management group this season.

- How would you summarise Vladislav Kamenev's performance?

- He performed well after using the first couple of shifts to get into the match.

- How does Evgeny Ketov feel after receiving an injury during the third period?

- I can't say anything yet, he is with the doctors.

- SKA were patient and soaked up pressure before striking.

- I wouldn't say that. We tried to play on the front foot during the whole match, whereas the opponents displayed closed ice hockey. In order to break down such a tight defence, we had to work really hard.

- Will you continue playing in this manner?

- We've been playing like this during the entire campaign.

- Will you keep Ivan Morozov, Kirill Marchenko and Vasily Podkolzin in one line together?

- Yes, I think so. They played well today.