Vityaz - SKA. Press-conference

HC SKA head coach Oleg Znarok:

- It was a difficult game today, Vityaz let us off the hook in the first period. The game could have turned out differently. The players haven't yet recovered from the training camp last week, hopefully things will pick up soon.

- In the first period, there were no linesmen. Your thoughts?

- We understood the situation and were warned before the match.

- Vadim Shipachyov took a number of penalties today.

- Ask him what happened.

- Viktor Tikhonov was in the roster. Why isn't he having a great season?

- He is doing what we want him to. He's a team player.

HC Vityaz Podolsk head coach Valery Belov:

- I congratulate SKA with the win. We had to take advantage of our chances, and we took too many penalties. When playing a top team, it's unacceptable. The too many men call was a good example. SKA punished us, but we could have challenged for points.

- When will Miro Aaltonen return?

- Maybe in the next game, but I can't say for sure.

- What did you think about not having any linesmen at the start of the match?

- If there any mistakes made, they didn't affect the game's outcome.

- Artyom Shvets-Rogovoy made his season debut today. How did he perform? Also, how much did the missed chances in the first period affect the rest of the match?

- He didn't play terribly or really well. We have already spoken about what happened in the opening frame.