Viktor Tikhonov: "We were focused on finishing this road trip with a victory"

- SKA often have problems in the first period, but the team scored two quick goals against Slovan.

- Yes, we played well during the whole 60 minutes in both attack and defence. Mikko Koskinen was great in net. We wanted to finish this road trip with a victory. Having played really well in the first two games, we were focused on performing as well in this match. Our mindset was to stick to the plan.

- It seemed that Slovan didn't get a lot going in attack.

- I liked their powerplay, they moved the puck well. However, we put pressure on them, stole the puck at neutral ice and didn't let Slovan create a lot of opportunities.

- Comment on your fight.

- There was a collision alongside the boards, the opponent fell other and hit his head against the board. To be honest, I was a bit worried. However, he got up and started waving his hands. I could either run away or defend myself. We only hit each other a couple of times.