“I think everybody’s pretty locked in. We’re all trying to do our part and chip in, and tonight, I think we needed the power play to kind of step up, and we’ve talked a lot about scoring in the big moments when the team needs us. I thought we did a great job tonight.

“We just won a big game at home, and we’re going to Dallas to have the chance to move on to the Stanley Cup Final. If that doesn’t get you excited, I’m not sure what will. But that’s going to be the toughest game of the series. We know, because we’ve been in that situation, so get ready for it. We know there are certain areas we can clean up and be better at, but overall, we’re playing a pretty good game right now.”

“You’ve got to be aware who’s on the bench or who’s up on the bench. You get into the game and you’re focused on your next shift, and you never know if you’re going to be up with somebody else. But I thought we did a good job. Obviously, [Hyman] is a big hole to fill, but nobody’s going to do that overnight. It takes a team effort, and I thought we did a good job of that. He means everything. He’s a workhorse. He’s a dog and a bone on the puck.”

“I was feeling good. [The Stars] definitely brought it early on. They were bringing it the whole game again, and how we all played as a team was fantastic. It shows a lot of courage in the way that our guys are blocking shots, and for me, it definitely felt good out there. I’m just trying to give my team the best chance possible every night, and they’re going to get their chances. They’re a fantastic team, and how we respond to that has been excellent.”

“They’re very prideful. They’ve been the best power play for the last five or six years, and when things haven’t gone well, they take ownership and they step up and want it to make a difference. So far, early in this power play or series, it hasn’t been much of a factor, which is uncommon. I think all five of those guys were dialled in and wanted to make a difference, and some of the plays they made, obviously I thought Ryan made two nice passes, but I thought everyone was dialled in and they made a difference with two goals tonight.”

“You guys ask us about our checking and defensive play all the time. Those guys can defend. They’re good at it and good when it matters most, in the third period holding the lead. There’s a lot of older guys with playoff experience, they know what it takes to win hockey games.

We’re getting a lot of saves out of Stu, and when a goalie makes a lot of saves, you often forget about what happened for that scoring chance. There were some mistakes, and there will always be some mistakes, but when the goalie is playing at the top of his game, it alleviates your memory of those mistakes.”

“A little bit of the same story, we just can’t get that lead. I loved our first period even though we had, I think, 15 missed shots. So, we’ve got to make it a little bit tougher and make sure we’re hitting nets in those situations. But really, to play a period like that and not get out even or up, you’re actually down a goal, is a tough spot.

“And the other story is obviously the penalty kill. We’ve got to get a kill, that’s the difference in the game. First period, not capitalizing, and then not stopping their power play.”