Our special teams tonight were the difference. Five-on-five, I think we were the better team. It's a tough loss.

I think we had more energy than them throughout the night, ... I think they're in a bit of a funk now. But I think once they get going, they're going to be one of the top teams.

The (penalty kill) has been doing a great job all year. It's something we want to improve down the stretch and it gives us confidence.

The optimum would be to have him (Hasek) in net but he's injured and we're happy the way Ray has been playing. He's going to be the guy for us.

I think under Jacques, we were very much a team that played extremely well defensively,

I think we're ready to play them when the puck drops, and we're expecting a battle for 60 minutes. When we do play 60 minutes, we're a tough team to beat.