“First shift, he goes in and makes a big hit right away just to show that he is ready to go. After that, he was in the game, and I think he played fantastic all through the game.”
“I think we took control of the game pretty quick. We made them work in their own end. That made them a little bit tired. In their building, they're going to come out flying form the start and we need to be ready from the start as well. It's going to be a different game tomorrow, for sure. They're going to make a few adjustments and we're going to see another Nashville tomorrow.”
“I think they were a little tired. In the first period, they were able to stay with us, but as the game went on, we got stronger and more room to skate.”
“I'm so glad that it was Nick doing it for Sweden. I'm not surprised because he does it every night in Detroit, but he never gets enough credit back in Sweden for the way he plays.”