The third period was obviously everything we had. The first and second were the worst periods we played all year long.

We played awful hockey in the second and third periods. We were fortunate it was only 3-1.

We played even with a great team in the second and third periods. But Omaha is a team that plays with a great desire to win for a full 60 minutes. We didn't do that.

Second place, obviously, is the first loser, but I'll still take the first loser as opposed to third place,

I think we stepped our game up in the second half of the third period and played like we can. We need to work on driving to the net with a purpose ... and making our plays. We can't just keep throwing the puck at the net and hoping to score.

It was a real tight game in the first and second period. In the third, I think we came out strong and put the game away.