I just think he's playing well. With the puck, he's making some nice plays. Sometimes they're simple plays, but a lot of times they're the right thing to do and the best play.

I think the intensity is picked up in the playoffs, and everyone's playing for every loose puck.

He made some good plays out there and got the puck to the net.

That's how Minnesota plays. They've got a lot of good scorers, and they put the puck in the net.

That doesn't mean much now. We've got a tough opponent in the playoffs and we want to go out there and concentrate on beating those guys and perform as well as we can. We have to keep our focus and play our game. They're going to make it tough, so we're going to have to pay a bit of price in front of the net — get into the corners and work hard.

Those two guys know each other quite well. They've probably done that hundreds of times before.