“It’s just about trying to find a way to unshackle our group, you know. It just seems like we are carrying a lot of weight, a lot of expectation and it’s inhibiting us from playing our game. So I thought in the third there was a little bit more freedom of how guys were moving and it just seemed like guys were breathing a little bit and playing the game.”

“There wasn’t much to it, the forwards do a good job of coming back so the D can stay up. So I was able to stay up on the blueline and just get one on net. It just had eyes and found it’s way in.”

“It was great, you get on a roll like that. Get out there back to back, get feeling good and get into the groove and I was able to make a couple plays there and a nice finish by Scheifele. He was in the right spot with an open net.”

“I think we are sick and tired of talking about last year. It’s a new year and last year means nothing now. We have a new team, new players, it’s a totally different season and that’s the way we have to look at it. We have to battle for the team we have now and continue to build our identity as a group now until the end of the season.”

“Hadn’t had a whole lot going the way we would like to go so I think we woke a few guys up maybe or inspired a few guys. It was good.”