“I think the overall difference in the game was the special teams. They had two power play goals and the one shorthanded, and we just had the one. But overall, I thought it was a pretty good effort from our guys.”

“That’s my goal, just continuing to improve every single game,” Savoie said. “By the end of the year, I want to be a really big contributor here, and even at the start of the year. Game by game, I’m just working to get better and better and show that I belong.

“I think my game’s in a really good spot right now,” he added. “I’ve been working all summer, been working all camp to get to this spot, so I feel like I can be a contributor now and work towards that.”

“It felt good to see some go in. On the second one, great wall play by Karts [Tye Kartye]. I kind of knew we had numbers since their deep man pinched on Karts. Freddy had guys all over him and somehow found a way to get it to me. And I was just walking down the center, just trying to get the puck up ice.”

“He’s really a professional guy who definitely hones his craft. One thing that Joey does very well is play the puck. That’s definitely a real advantage compared to a lot of other goaltenders in the league, helping our defense. But his professionalism strikes me the most.”