He's a young kid, first year playing varsity, and he made some huge saves for us tonight. He kept us in the game early. Two or three minutes into the second period, we could have been down 4-1.

We started 2-6 and with the tradition that we have -- I think we have made the postseason 23 straight seasons -- there was a lot of pressure on these guys. But you have to give credit to their work ethic.

From a coaching perspective, you can't ask for anything more. I told the kids in the locker room that it was certainly by far the best game of the year. We showed the most character.