On the team’s performance:
I really liked our first period. I liked lots about our first period. Defensively, it was outstanding. We didn’t give up a shot for the first 10 minutes of the game. That was really good.
The penalty kill was outstanding tonight against the toughest challenge in the league. You win the special teams battle against a team at the top of the league in special teams. When you do that against this team, you are putting yourself in a pretty good spot to win the game.
Ultimately, I think we were in a pretty good spot to win the game, but we made a few more mistakes than they did.