The head coaches of the teams summarized the game. 

Ilya Vorobyov, CSKA head coach: 

- You don't get two points for “fought fair”. We took a lot of penalties and broke the game. The first period was not bad in our performance. It's hard to play against Lokomotiv when they're leading. The key goal was the one we conceded in the minority. Then came the suspension. Again, we fought fair, but our opponents realized their chances better.

Igor Nikitin, head coach of Lomokotiv: 

- A tight game of playoff level. We did what we needed to do. Tough game, nobody conceded. Booth was sick, he just started practicing.