Rob Sumner Game Quotations

I was very happy the way we turned it up in the third. We elevated our game and made it hard for them to do anything.

We just weren't very good in a big game in the standings. It was a very disappointing effort. We didn't play with enough energy or passion tonight.

We're not perfect, but there are a lot of areas in our game that are much improved. We generally aren't a high-powered offensive team, so we have to be concerned in both ends. At this time of year, when every team has a lot to play for, you can't let your guard down.

There is no point making it any bigger than it needs to be. We just need to win our next game, then we'll worry about a Game 7.

It was tight and intense. I liked that we got quality chances because we didn't get those in Game 2.

The thing we like best about Jax is the more important the game or the situation, the better he plays. That's a good quality to have for a hockey player.

I'll take the eight any day, the five against I don't like so much. We made too many big mistakes, but I think that comes with playoff jitters. I thought we settled into the game and played better in the second period.

They were on a mission at the start of that game and we were caught napping. We weren't focused to play at that level at the start and we got into penalty trouble and to compound it, they make you pay.

It's a game of momentum, in this building especially, and we had it early and they battled back. They got it back with two power-play goals, and we never saw another one. We made some critical mistakes, and they capitalized.

We just never seemed to get going the way we wanted to. We didn't play well on many fronts, but to give the opposition a power play like that early in the game just isn't good enough.