Goaltending was solid throughout the game and after the first period we started playing hockey like we were capable.

I'd be playing hockey somewhere.

The grit that we have, the depth that we have, the intensity that we have throughout the hockey game - that's crucial. It's believing and knowing that we can fight through a little adversity and find ways to win.

It was a first-place hockey game, that's for sure.

It's his first National Hockey League playoff game and you're not playing him 12-15 minutes, you're playing him extensively. You talk with the other guys and ask them about their first playoff games and it's significant.

I don't think it was that. I think it was just the fact that he was back playing, period. I'm sure 10 snaps would have been better than 50. You had to see where he was.