We've got to be sharp on the special teams. Maine has the top penalty-killing team in the country and their power play is in the top five.

has that shtick about being a dumb country boy, but he's mentally tough and intelligent.

Clearly they came out with a purpose. We really didn't show what kind of team we are tonight. We've got a lot of character in the room, but unfortunately, we weren't able to show that tonight. They've got a lot of speed and talent up front.

They came out with a purpose and we weren't able to match it.

We were lucky to get out of there with a goal deficit.

The first period I think we were lucky to get out of there with just a goal deficit. To tie it up there and then have them score right away was really deflating.