I don't know who scored on the first penalty shot but I know Kovalev a little bit and I know he has everything, a good shot and he can deke. Like I said before the season, during the season you win a few shootouts, you lose a few shootouts. Of course it's disappointing. There's nothing I can do. It's over, they scored a few goals.

He has a little bit different style than me, he's probably better at how he handles the puck, but we have different styles. I haven't spoken to him but I think he's saying the same thing, that the coach will decide who will be the starter.

Our problem is that if we don't score five or six goals, we lose the game. We have to find a way to win these games. I think they worked a little bit harder than we did. It's very important to find a way to win the close games. In the playoffs, that's what it's going to be.

Probably, I'm a little bit excited and nervous. It's not just another pre-season game, it's the first one in this building for me