We got off to the start we wanted. We established our game and played physically.

He had enough trouble taking his T-shirt on and off, let alone playing. But he played.

I won't say anything about what happened to him (Stafford). Obviously he wasn't available for the rest of the game. We've got to adapt and overcome injuries this time of the year. They're part of the game. Whether or not he's available for Saturday night, we just adapt to that and overcome it.

I thought Drew Stafford played some of the best minutes he's played in his career here this weekend.

[At the start of the game] we played with a collective focus and energy. We talked about getting off to a good start, and, to our credit, we did.

He made an awful lot of good saves. That's one factor you can't control in a hockey game -- how the guy wearing the pads at the other end is going to play.