The head coaches of the teams summed up the results of today's match.
Sergey Fedorov, head coach of CSKA PHC:
— Congrats to the Lokomotiv on a victory. Unfortunately, we made a rude mistake in the third period, got an unnecessary goal, failed to seize the initiative due to a large distance. I don't think we've forgotten how to play, so I'm optimistic.
— Do you think the removal of Pavel Karnaukhov directly affected the final result?
— Well, of course, it did, but it's a different degree of influence. We played short-handed for five minutes, missed at the very end, almost coped with the task. It happens, but this is not the main episode in today's game. We had to play differently, because after the second period, when we came to the third, after all, in my opinion, the initiative was ours in terms of working with the puck.
— Pavel Karnaukhov has never been seen in a dirty game, and here is 5+20, did he comment on his actions somehow?
— Personally, I had no contact with him. The judges watched this episode and made a decision. Everything is clear, I think it's some kind of accident, unrestrained emotions. We need to look at it from the outside.
— Sergey Viktorovich, the return game in Yaroslavl in a few days. Are you happy that this is how the calendar turned out?
— No, in principle, both are good. We carry out the calendar that we have. And in terms of some game moment, we have a division, you know what, very intense, all teams with great will, dedication. Therefore, I think such games are very necessary, and they help to go, grow further, in any component. In terms of our actions today, as well as for the future, of course.
— Lokomotiv is acting quite cautiously, they are closed. Today Yaroslavl, on the contrary, was so bold, arrogant, in the first period they were highly pressured, they threw a lot. Did it surprise you?
— Looking at their last matches, we knew it, assumed it with the guys. Hockey does not stand still and will not stand still, so the whole team is trying to find certain improvements in their game, and you are absolutely right, this is one of the improvements in the game of Lokomotiv. I think they still play very carefully in their places when the puck has already gone to the opponent.
— You are talking about readiness for the playoffs, now the situation has changed a little, there is a possibility in the table in the West that you can get to the SKA in the second round. Does it bother you at all?
— I'm worried about the first round.
Igor Nikitin, Head coach of Lokomotiv HC:
— I think we played a good game. Basically, both in attack and in defense we played well. In two days we are preparing for the next game.
— How is Alexey Marchenko feeling?
— Well, I'm not ready to say that, we hope that everything will be fine.
— In recent matches, your team looks completely invulnerable. What do you think she needs to improve in order to become even better?
— So that it doesn't look, but plays that way. There is no limit to perfection in everything in hockey. Today, you can win playing not so great, you can lose playing great. Stability is a sign of skill, the old adage, and we want to do it.
— How to get rid of euphoria after such a match?
— I think CSKA will save us from euphoria in two days. No, this is an experience that needs to be dealt with, we are learning this. I know that CSKA will arrive in two days and fix everything.
