Nazar on Excitement

"There should be a lot of pace on that line."

"Play my game and help the team win is the best I can do."

"We're all aware of what we need to do here. It's just a matter of working through it."

"It's more or less the neutral zone and not getting it over the blue line."

"I go into each game with the same mindset and stay ready all the time."

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Tyler Bertuzzi scores again to close the gap against Islanders

Tyler Bertuzzi converts feed from Taylor Hall to cut defecit

TJ Brodie scores his first goal of the season against Islanders

Connor Bedard scores PPG to make it 1 - 0 against Islanders

"It's an important part of the game for us"

"At the end of the day it's about the player. It's their team."

Which Blackhawks are last-minute shopping, singing carols or eating festive treats?

"You bend a little bit, but we didn't break"

"I feel like we did that with pace and hard work tonight"

"We're going to play on our toes a bit more"

"It was cool to get the chance, and real fun to win this one"

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Arvid Soderblom makes a great glove save to keep the lead at 2-1

Arvid Soderblom makes a great pad save against Artemi Panarin