Say What - 'Going To Be A Tough Battle'

Rasmus Andersson on closing the homestand out strongly:

"I kinda felt like we gave a point away against Boston, right, especially after the start. Two games before Christmas, let’s finish it off on the right way. We’re playing a hot team right now, they’ve been playing really well as of late, good goaltending and their top guys are producing. It’s going to be a tough battle tonight. Gotta come off to a good start."

On his pairing with Kevin Bahl:

"We’ve been playing really well the whole season. Last three out of four games - I thought we were really good against Florida - the three before that we haven’t really been at our best. We’ve just got to bounce back and finish the two games off before Christmas, just re-charge and come back even stronger. We’ve got two games left, we’ve got to make it our two best ones."

Nazem Kadri on how to gain positive momentum in the face-off circle:

"You just try to tie up, close your eyes, and hopefully it bounces on you. Just try to dig in a little bit. I think face-offs are probably one of the toughest parts about the game, starting every shift with a 1-on-1 battle. Sometimes you need some help, but I think as centremen, we’ve got to do a better job at just kinda digging in a little bit."

On facing the Senators:

"They’re a hot team, playing really well, obviously getting terrific goaltending. Gotta try and get to him and create some tough saves. They’re a team that offensively, is obviously very high-octane, and has a lot of talent up front. We’re going to have to do a great job defensively tonight."

Ryan Huska on the challenges presented by Ottawa:

"They’re playing really good hockey right now, one from their goaltender. He’s been very good for them over the last little while, but I think that’s also an indicator of how they’re playing in front of him. They’re a tight group defensively right now, but they still have the offensive players that can score goals. This is a great challenge for us tonight, which I’m looking forward to, and I know our team is as well."

On his team having no powerplays in two of the last three games:

"When we get into situations like that, you always push the players to make sure you’re earning those, and that’s by moving your feet and trying to make teams defend. A tired team typically takes penalties, so you try to push them on that. Every year, I think you go through a stretch where you’re not getting a lot of them, we’re in that right now, but it’s up to us to make sure we earn those calls by moving our feet and really being a hard team to play against."