Post-game interview:

- Valieva: "Yeah. Not good day. Losing 7-2. During timeout, Scarecrow looked to hit Lutz in the face. So I punch scarecrow in the face. He got mad. He said I am not cool. I am cool, Mom says I am cool all the time. He tried to hug me with his big hands. I think he wanted to fight. Said ok. Said we could meet behind the arena after game, me want to call Russian Mafia friends for fight. He danced like he wanted to fight right there. I said no, it is TV break, then we playing hockey. He still danced like he wanted to fight. The crowd was happy. So I happy. I also happy because I brought my brass knuckles. Scarecrow not happy. Said I cannot use brass knuckles. Not fair. Say stop there are kids in the arena. I hit Scarecrow. The crowd stopped cheering. Scarecrow say stop he has kids and he does not want to die. There was a lot of blood everywhere. I stopped fight. He left in ambulance. I won fight."

- Reporter: "Ok, so... that's the reason why you hit the St.Louis mascot with brass knuckles during the break?!?"