“Credit to Montréal, they played well and defended well. But we were feeling confident. We’d scored a lot of goals, were starting to win, and now some bad habits are creeping into our game when things are going well. It really cost us tonight, giving up five breakaways and two-on-ones. It’s just not sustainable.”

“The last month or so, I’ve really liked our game, so I’m going to take the positives out of those ones. This one we didn’t like, but there’s going to be one game here or there that you don’t like. Hopefully, we’ll have a response on Tuesday.”

“You can always look at big challenges, whether you rise to the occasion or kind of fold. He’s definitely [that kind of challenge]. That whole team is a huge assignment. It’s fun to play in those games, it’s motivating. But it’s not just me, it takes everybody on the ice to stop those guys.”