"[Minnesota's] got a good record in this building. They're big bodies, they're hard around your net. [Eric] Staal's been a great signing for them, [Mikko] Koivu's one of the best two-way players in the League … they've got a real good d-corps and a real good goalie [Devan Dubnyk], so we know it will be a challenge but for us it's about controlling our own play and if we play our best hockey we'll take on anybody." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill
"[Detroit's] got great speed; they've been built on speed for years and that's what they do. I think it's important to get the lead on them and play the way we're capable of playing. It's gonna be a hard-fought game because no game is easy anymore." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau
