I think we were pressing too much in the third period. We definitely weren't as synchronized as we were in the second period.

That definitely changed the whole tempo of the match. He would have had the lead heading into the third period and not been going all out to score. The final score didn't indicate the type of match it was.

We played better offensively in the third period, but not defensively. We were inconsistent all over the field.

I wouldn't say you're going out there pressing trying to get three hits in every at-bat, because that's definitely not the case. But I think you're almost behind the eight ball when you miss that much time. When you get out there, you don't really feel like you would during Spring Training or during the season when you've played all the games.

It was a real tight game in the first and second period. In the third, I think we came out strong and put the game away.

He was a difference-maker in the third period.