“[The biggest difference from Friday's game] was that we got the puck out of the zone. The winger and center came back to help all night, and we always had people in front of the net to stop shots. It was just textbook defense.”
Alec Richards
“If the puck doesn't get out of the zone by the third attempt (by the defending team), the puck will often not get out of the zone and the end effect is a goal.”
Scotty Bowman
“It's made a big difference in our game. It's more exciting -- you can do things with the puck and make more plays.”
Michael Cammalleri
“Peabody is a talented hockey club, but our game plan was to get the puck in the zone, cycle and crash the net. And there were a heck of a lot of chances we missed.”
Mark Lee
“We turned over the puck far too much. They took advantage of their opportunities. We had the game on our stick, but we didn't finish.”
Trent Yawney
“You can't give the puck away in your own zone against a team that's that good. They just have so much explosive power it makes it difficult to come back.”
Wayne Gretzky
“In the first game, the puck went in real quick. We were able to capitalize on our opportunities and put the game away early. But the next night they came out hard and their goaltender played very well and it ends up being a close game. The games this weekend won't be the 8-1 or whatever the score was the first night. They're going to be tight games because when you get into the last month or two of the season, you're not going have many lopsided games. Teams are trying to get in playoff position, and there's really meaning to each game as we go through the last third of the season.”
Mark Johnson
