We got a little tired, and that's what they (the Streaks) predicate themselves on.

We had the tempo where we wanted it and we were in the 1-and-1 already, and then we turn it over and miss some shots that we shouldn't have taken. I think we lost a lot of our aggressiveness at the offensive and defensive ends after that.

They changed up their pressure and we did not do a good job adapting to it.

We came out in the third period, played them straight up and knocked it to one. We had ample opportunities to finish at the other end, but we missed a lot of close ones.

I think our guys are playing better as a group and doing things better, but we're playing for an identity. We're knocking at the door. We just can't kick it in.

That's the mark of a team playing for a league title. They're not leading the league by accident.