Torpedo - SKA. Press-conference

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a good game, but two mistakes resulted in us losing points. We're in a tough situation, seven players are injured. We will now prepare for the next match.

- Did Peteris Skudra's penalty have an affect on your team?

- It's not a problem for us if their coach was sent off. Do you think that we will play worse every time that the opponent's head coach isn't on the bench?

- Vadim Shipachyov and Pavel Datsyuk didn't play. How did this have an impact on your team?

- Every player is important for us.

- Ilya Kovalchuk is playing every game.

- There's no one else to play.

- Are SKA lacking squad depth?

- At this moment in time, yes.

- Did you pull your goaltender too early?

- At the World Championship, I swapped the goalkeeper for the extra skater six minutes before the buzzer.

- Yegor Yakovlev, who is a defenseman, played a centre forward. Sum up his performance.

- He played in the fourth line, which usually defends more than attacks.

HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod coach Artyom Chubarov:

- It was a really interesting game against a strong opponent. They're in first place, it was a good test for us. It's great that we won, we really needed it after losing a few games in a row. Thanks to the players and fans, it was great.

- How did Peteris Skudra's penalty affect Torpedo?

- The players are always given the game plan. Even when the coach isn't on the bench, it doesn't mean that he isn't the team. Nothing changed for us.