“The last few games, I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that. Usually, if you’re winning, you need to check. You need to play good defensive hockey.  But even backing up to the Tampa game, I know we gave up five with a couple of special teams goals and an empty net there, but over the last four games, five on five, we’ve played the right brand of hockey.”

“It was a good night. They’re going to have their pushes, they’re going to capitalize on opportunities. They’re a good team, too.

“When we had to lock it down, we locked it down. [Connor Ingram] made some good saves, we locked it down defensively, and our structure was good. It’s hockey, sometimes they’re going to score goals, too.”

“It definitely got a little tighter than it needed to; we were playing such a great game up until those two goals. I wear those on my shoulder. They’re going to bug me. But the fact that we were able to stick with it and just get back to defending hard and advancing pucks to keep them from sustaining the zone, that’s good.

“I think guys can feel that’s a recipe for success, sticking with the process and just keep pouring it on them. It creates a feeling of rhythm for the group that you can keep going instead of getting into a rush game where it’s back and forth with turnovers at each blue line, and you’re not getting any flow to the game.”

“My confidence is definitely high right now. It helps seeing the puck go in, and I’m getting lots of opportunities right now with some pretty good players, obviously. A really good play by [McDavid] to get that to [Podkolzin], and Podz makes an unbelievable play to get me open net. So, I’m just trying to capitalize and get myself in good spots.

“I think we’re playing an intense style right now, closing quickly in the defensive zone, and not giving them easy looks inside. I think it’s just the intensity that we’re playing with right now, and that’s playoff style.”

“The game opened up a little bit when we got behind. There was a lot of meaning to [Saturday’s] game, but now we’ll move forward and continue to watch what’s going on around us.”

“We’re first in the Pacific right now, but not by much, and those little details and stuff like that can get kind of overlooked and can cost you a game and a playoff series. So, we’re doing our due diligence to tighten up all those things and be ready to go, firing on all cylinders going into the playoffs.”