“We need to find our game and put together wins. We’ve got 20 games left, and we’re on the brink of not making the playoffs. We can’t wait to find our game in the playoffs, because ultimately, we need to get there. We need to find another gear.”

“They kind of took over the game. They pressure the puck really well. They’ve been playing really good hockey, and you can see why since Slavin’s come back. They’re hardly giving up anything.”

“I think they were just quicker to pucks. I know they had almost twice as many shot attempts. A lot of that was shot attempt recoveries, and that’s typically their game. They usually have many more shots than the opposition and to counter, you just need to recover those pucks.”

“It was a tough one, obviously. We were chasing it. After our first one they responded with two pretty quickly after that.

“There were times in the game where we pushed and came back and played well. They’re a good team, obviously. It was a close game. We were right there.”

“I think you just have to keep working. At the end of the night, it’s still five against, and that’s the way you have to look at it and you have to be better. It’s a challenging league and it’s a humbling league, and every night you can’t take it for granted. I think just coming to work and being better every day, that’ll get you out of a lot of things.”

“They’ve obviously got some very good players. I think we did a really good job of containing them. They got a lot of speed when they carry the puck up the ice. The D did a hell of a job of containing McDavid.”

“It’s the same that you see every night. They’re not always getting on the scoresheet, well, they have lately, but they’re our leaders, right? Especially [Jordan Staal] and [Jordan Martinook]. They’ve been here for a long time and they do it right and everyone kind of falls in. [Nikolaj Ehlers] has been a great addition. Today was the trade deadline day, but he was a big addition in the summer. That was a big add for our group and he’s playing really well.”