You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

They didn't miss any open shots. That was the difference. They made open shots; we didn't.

I've never taken that many shots in a game. I know what it feels like to miss all those shots, though.

Ballard's hit tonight was a tremendous hit. I haven't seen that in hockey in 30 years, a hip check like that. We've got to keep believing what we're trying to accomplish here and stay within ourselves, not get too emotionally excited and not get too down, simple as that.

It's always a tough situation when a great player has to retire. He's meant so much to not only the National Hockey League, but the city of Pittsburgh and that franchise. You don't replace players like Mario Lemieux. He's a great hockey player and a good person. The game will miss him.