I wanted that one for a while, almost screwed it up.

Chris Kreider

It was an intense game, but all the games are at this time of the year with where our team is in the standings, the level of intensity is ramped up every single game as we get to the end here.

I think the easiest way to defend is by playing offense, make the defensemen turn and try to force them into turnovers (and) playing in their end.

The team is playing well, our play has been clicking. I am playing with some unbelievable linemates and unbelievable defensemen every time I’m on the ice.

Being able to dig in and doing whatever it takes to win hockey games, being able to find our game, being able to forget about a bad shift or a bad period, not let it stack, not let the frustration overcome us. ... Starting to work hard, work for each other, communicate, those are very important things, things that we can build on.

He's really focused on the little things. He cares about improving his game and growing as a player, he's getting to the net a lot. He's scoring some pretty goals getting around the crease. ... It's so easy to forget how young he is.

We got looks, we spent a lot of time in their zone, i thought we did a pretty good job executing what we wanted to do, we just didn’t get the bounces. We continued to jump on loose pucks and hem them in. ... We weren’t just working the perimeter on the power play. We were getting rubber to the net.