Ilya Kovalchuk Quotes

On the power play, I`m in a really good position, ... Guys are giving me the puck for the one-timer and I get good chances. I played the point back when I played in Russia. It`s a really good spot, you know. I have lots of shots and lots of chances. I practice a lot at it and it`s working. The goals are coming and the wins are coming.

He had a couple of chances, ... It`s coming. It`s just his first game and I hope he`s going to get much better. We were playing exactly the same way as we did the last couple of years. When I got the puck I always looked for him. But we`re going to work on that in practice (Thursday) and against Toronto (on Friday) he`s going to score a couple.

I`m just going to play my game, you know? Because the rules have changed right now, I think there`s been more room for offensive guys and a lot of shots, a lot of opportunities.

That`s my job, to score goals and score as many as I can. I don`t know if I`m going to be the leader of scoring or not. I just want to help my team win as many games as I can. Maybe I`m going to block the shot and we`re going to win the game.

I live in my car now. My girlfriend -- we have a baby sitter, so everything will be OK.

I`m excited to return to Atlanta and look forward to getting back on the ice and helping my teammates, ... We have a lot of offensive talent and I can`t wait to contribute and help lead this team to the next level.

These guys scored a lot of goals against Washington, ... We didn`t do the right things. We didn`t work hard.

This was one game, ... We should just forget about it tonight, watch the video tomorrow, work hard and fix the problems and find our game.

It`s my job to score goals, ... I love to score here at Philips Arena. The fans go crazy, everybody is happy. I like it.

It felt good to be back on the ice tonight,