SKA - Jokerit. Press-conference

HC Jokerit Helsinki head coach Jukka Jalonen:

- First of all, I would like to congratulate SKA with their victory. We played a good game in a physical match. We took too many penalties in the first period, but we had a lot of chances to equalise in the second stanza. SKA won because they were better on special teams. We were thrown by the new rule considering too many men on the ice, we will analyse what happened in those situations.

- Why did the majority of the action come towards the left of the ice?

- Probably the teams were going downhill there.

- Was Eeli Tolvanen named a start by journalists too early?

- Eeli is a very young player, don't expect him to shine in every match. Today, we played against an NHL level club. We're sure that Eeli will continue to give good performances.

O. Z - Having seen how Eeli Tolvanen plays, we marked him when Jokerit were on the powerplay. He has a great shot.

- When will Karri Ramo play?

- Soon, but I can't say exactly when.

- In peaceful Helsinki, what do you miss about Saint Petersburg life?

- I'm being recorded, so I can't answer this question.

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- We started well, but lost in the second period both on the shot and faceoff count. Today, we played against a strong, well coached team. It's good that we held on in the second period and improved in the third.

- Will Andrei Zubarev and Vyacheslav Voynov travel to the away games?

- No, probably not. However, they are close to being able to play.