SKA - Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Press-conference

HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk head coach Ilya Vorobyov:

- Not many teams have taken points against SKA this season. We were even a bit better than SKA today, but we conceded a couple of strange goals. The guys showed character by making it a tied game. At the end of the match, we were lacking a bit of energy and had to play on the penalty kill.

- Yaroslav Kosov played in the first line, but he was then replaced by Igor Grigorenko. Why?

- I wasn't happy with the performance. He received a big hit from Andrei Zubarev in the first shift, and while he was recovering, someone had to play in the first line.

- How is Matt Ellison?

- He felt ill, so he couldn't play.

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a good game between two strong opponents. We're satisfied that we have two points from this match. We will prepare for the next game.

- Did SKA have special motivation to play CSKA Moscow and Metallurg Magnitogorsk?

- No, not really. Every match is serious. In all of the games, our opponents are pumped up to play us. We have to play at 100%.

- For this game, did you think about the 2016/2017 KHL Gagarin Cup final?

- No.

- Alexander Guskov stated that SKA are only playing at 70%.

- He seems to know better.

- Sergei Korobov was the back-up netminder instead of Mikko Koskinen.

- Mikko has a cold.