They Said It…
Sebastian Aho following the win…
“I thought that was our best game of the series, for sure. We were creating some offense, but also played really solid without the puck. We just stuck with it and were happy to get that goal there.”
Rod Brind’Amour sharing similar thoughts…
“I think we trusted our game. Especially tonight, where it was clear we were going pretty well. We didn’t really need to make many adjustments or anything. We just had to keep playing. It doesn’t always work out, but tonight it did.”
Taylor Hall on tonight being an example of sticking with it…
“They’re such an opportunistic team, and they make every scoring chance look like a Grade A, even if it might not be. We had a plan, and we stuck with it the whole game. We played a lot in their end. We forced them to defend, ice the puck, and roll our lines over. In the end, it worked out.”
Andrei Svechnikov on what’s allowed the team to be so successful in overtime during these playoffs…
“I really think it’s just the mentality of our team. We love tight games. Every time. We love them. We love staying above them and not giving them chances. I think that’s why we won in overtime.”
Rod Brind’Amour after another win for Frederik Andersen, in another low-event game for him…
“This is a tough game to play for him, believe it or not. You know, not getting a lot of action, and when you do, they were Grade-A variety. That’s the right guy for us in this situation because he is just calm. Whether we’re giving up 30 shots a night or whatever it was tonight (13), he’s going to be the same. That’s kind of what you want to see out of him.”
