"He's added a lot to our team, not just goals and assists and making some plays. He's done some good things leadership wise in our room, on the bench. You can see he's a veteran player that's played in big games before, whether internationally or Stanley Cup Final. … It's allowed us to spread it out a little bit." -- Capitals coach Todd Reirden on forward Ilya Kovalchuk
"We've got to be consistent on it. It shouldn't matter if it's the first minute of the game or the last minute of the game. I find at times our desperation goes up as the game goes on. We need to have that same desperation when we come out for a power play two minutes into the game. It's been frustrating for us, but we need to find a way to break through it." -- Sabres center Jack Eichel on the power play, which is for 0-for-17 in the past seven games.
