CSKA - SKA. Press-conference of Game Two

HC SKA head coach Vyacheslav Bykov:

- It's the first time in my career that we have played three overtimes. Thanks go to our team for fighting hard. We could have scored on at least one of our chances, but sadly it didn't happen. Fortune was smiling on CSKA's side today.

- Why did Roman Cervenka take the penalty shot? Didn't you want to give it to Ilya Kovalchuk?

- Only someone from the players on the ice could take it. Roman is our penalty expert, but unfortunately the puck took a weird bounce.

- Did the penalty shot become the game's key moment?

- There were plenty of key moments.

- What does your experience tell you to do in such a situation?

- To carry on working and playing. We need to take advantage of our chances.

HC CSKA Moscow head coach Dmitry Kvartalnov:

- It was also my longest every game. Overall it was a level match, and Saint Petersburg had some good chances. Probably we got a bit lucky in some parts, but we were very committed. We deserved our goal as a result of our patience and work. We will now leave for Saint Petersburg, it will be a tough away trip coming up.

- Do you think that this was the key win in the series?

- No, we are playing against one of the strongest opponents in the league. You need to win four matches to win the series.

- Is Ivan Telegin injured? And which of the injured players will be able to play again soon?

- Yes, I think we have lost Ivan. The others however are preparing.