Starting games teams are more aware of him. We have to find ways to score, then the game comes to him. I was very proud of him. He was very mature.

I would say this was my best game. I've had better games playing 'D' than I did tonight. This was one of my best shooting games. But as a team I don't think we played defense as hard as we should have.

It was just a good ballgame and it fell our way, ... We had a couple of games earlier that didn't, but this one fell our way. It was our night.

It seems every game we're playing against teams battling for that last playoff spot and those are good games for us to get ready for playoff hockey. We want to get it into their heads that they're not going to beat us in the playoffs.

These next few games are really important. They are the most important games of our year. They can make or break our NCAA chances. There is a lot of pressure on us.

It's tough on the old coach. I have never seen anything like all these 1-0 games. He refuses to let them score. He gives us a chance every start. He doesn't let anything bother him, and he just pitches.