SKA - Vityaz. Press-conference

HC Vityaz Podolsk head coach Valery Belov:

- I congratulate SKA with their victory. For us, this point is very important psychologically. We found it tough against SKA last year, and at home we lost by a large score. The guys played with full commitment, conceding just the one goal on the penalty kill. Overall, I am pleased with my team.

- Have SKA become weaker since the 2016/2017 KHL playoffs?

- I didn't notice that they're not as strong. They have a really good team.

- When it's three on three overtime, does it not remind you of playing ice hockey in your childhood?

O. Z. - Did you play three on three overtimes in your childhood?

V. B. - I studied at a musical school.

- In the previous game, there was a controversial moment with the puck.

- Afterwards, it was written that the linesman made a technical mistake. We haven't looked into it since.

- Did the 2016/2017 playoff series against SKA affect your preparation for today's match?

- In that series, we lost psychologically. We were too nervous against SKA. Today, we played different tactically.

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a tough game for us, in which we made a number of poor mistakes. We also missed plenty of goalscoring opportunities. All teams are playing well at the moment, and they are well prepared physically. We need to learn a lesson and move on.