Viktor Tikhonov: "We're coping well with Torpedo's provocation"

- Will there be a change of tactics for this match?

- It's difficult to say now, a decision will be made before the game. I think that the coaching staff have their own ideas. We will do what they tell us to.

- How hard is it to get pumped up for facing the same opponent?

- It's not hard to get motivated for playoff games. We all understand just what these games mean, and the responsibility that we have.

- Are you not feeling the heat as a result of not scoring recently? Or is working for the team the main thing?

- The most important thing of course is to win. If I can score, it's good, but if I can't the main thing is that SKA have hit the net more times than the opponent.

- Torpedo are trying to provoke your team. How are you battling against this?

- We have already spoken about the fact that we don't need to respond. I think that we're coping quite well with this. It's clear how they are trying to knock our leaders out of the game sometimes, but we are reacting cleverly. We don't need to change anything.