Pavelski on TV postgame interview:
- [what's been the spark offensively?] I don't know, it's a tough role to fill with Jumbo out - we have so much chemistry - guys have just stepped up and made plays, we've gone hard, we're starting to feel our rhythm a little bit more I think
- [what has Evander Kane added?] just a lot of speed, he's a player that plays with an edge, I think we've seen that right from the start, he wants the puck, he's carrying a lot of speed which created some space for us
- [making playoffs in your hands?] yeah for sure I think that's kinda the talk right now, we know it's on us, we play a lot of road games, guys have done a good job battling every night on us, we're in a position where it's up to us, it doesn't matter if they're on the road or home
DeMelo on radio postgame interview:
- it was great, everybody was contributing, we made 'em pay for their mistakes, it's obviously great scoring 7
- [last time scoring 3 assists and getting +4?] oh man, I think back in juniors, I once had a hat trick and that was kinda the most points I ever got in a game
- [on everyone contributing] we're playing our game, we're playing hard, we're going in and out of our end, we're getting breakouts, managing the puck really well, doing a good job of not feeding the other team's rush with turnovers, grinding the O zone, with Kaner there on the first line it gives us another dynamic forward up top, things have been clicking so far
- [on Evander Kane's physicality] it's not just necessarily hitting guys, he's hard on pucks, he's real good in the D zone, getting pucks out, his speed is a great asset for that line, opening things up, driving teams back, they have to respect him and that's freeing up space for Pavs and Donskoi
- [on Meier and Tierney] Timo's another big body too, he's hard to play against, Tierns is having a great year, those guys have a lot of confidence and it's showing
- [on the next game vs Columbus] I expect it to be a very intense game, when we played them in Columbus, the biggest thing was they forechecked very hard, they bring 5 pieces, their D were pushed up on our forwards, it's about playing our game, we feel confident against anybody, but definitely their pressure was something that stood out when we were in Columbus