The author of the hat-trick in the fifth match against SKA summed up the results of the match.
— The most productive game so far. It's great that we won. The most important thing is the result.
— You know that the fifth match in the cup series with the score of 2:2 is almost the most important. So you were losing 0:2, what was going on on the bench, in your heads?
— It's hard to say, really. A terrible start. So, of course, I don't want to start games that way anymore. In fact, we scored a goal very timely, quickly turned the course of the game, and already after the first period, we successfully left for a break, with 2:2. I think that the second and third periods played very well.
— After the match, a fight between almost full teams began. How are the roles usually distributed there? You are so smart, literate, experienced, you still probably want to fight, but somehow carefully so as not to break down.
— A couple of guys in our team and in SKA were overwhelmed by emotions. Thank God that we all managed without injuries. Basically, no one won't let offense anyone, they stood up for each other. For the fans, an additional entertainment was made at the end.
— What's it like to play with the defense, where the strong players are? Both Falkovsky and Pedan are tall, dimensional defenders who play in a tough, forceful style. How can a forward pass this stockade?
— Yes, we were told that they are big and physically strong guys. Probably, they are not the fastest and most mobile, but I probably can't be attributed to mobile attackers either. But we have a lot of guys who skate great and can quickly break away. Basically, it happened a couple of times today, we managed to get away in a quick counterattack.
— How to make sure that CSKA does not repeat its favorite trick, leaving in the seventh match?
— I think first of all it is necessary to gather strength physically and emotionally, have a good rest, tomorrow is a very important day, prepare. A good start to the match will be very important, I think. The first 10 minutes you need to play strictly in defense, easier.
— Do you like seventh matches? Or not?
— Seventh matches? Well, in this situation, it's better to do without the seventh.
