Andrei Nikolishin: once again, Traktor cannot convert many scoring chances

German Titov, Spartak head coach:
- Congratulations to Traktor on tonight’s victory. As far as my team is concerned, individual mistakes made by the same players led to a loss. Traktor outplayed us in the first two period, but we were able to regroup in the third one. The OT…as I said, one mistake led to the game-winning goal scored by Traktor.

Andrei Nikolishin, Traktor head coach:
- I agree, we completely outplayed Spartak in the first and second periods, but our old friend – inability to convert chances – reared its ugly head. The first half of the third period was a complete disaster. However, Vasya kept us in the game, and Lady Luck was on our side. We went all-in in the OT and got the win.

Question to Nikolishin: Are Francouz and Penkovsky rehabbing well?
Nikolishin: Artyom is going to be back in a week. Francouz has also started training, but he is still hurting a little. There is no use forcing his rehab process, so you won’t see him during the home series.

Question to Nikolishin: Can you comment on why Pare and Chistov are missing from the lineup?
Nikolishin: It depends solely on them as to when they are going to return to the lineup.