Army men forward Nikolai Kovalenko, who notched three assists and a goal in yesterday's game, commented on the results of the CSKA - SKA game.
– It was quite an emotional game. How would you rate it?
– It's teamwork; today, we probably played our best hockey, both in terms of dedication and discipline. Even with the penalties, we held together as a core. We need to keep doing this and prepare for the next round.
– Your assists helped Denis Guryanov score a hat-trick today. How do you like your interaction at this stage?
– I am very happy when I can make my teammates happy when they score from passes. But I'm always happy for the whole team, no matter who scored, it's the playoffs.
– When you were scoring the puck, did you understand that the opposing player would make a mistake at a certain moment?
- I shot it intuitively. I saw that he was falling and had already shot at the goal.
– What can you say about the series as a whole?
– Good, combat series. We need to preserve the best of the series and continue in the same spirit.
