"Boston's got a really strong team … one of the top teams in the League. So we know that's going to be a really good game. You always look at where the other team is at as well, what's going on inside of their room. And they're probably putting an exclamation point as well, which could make it a really competitive game." -- Predators coach Peter Laviolette
"You've still got to eat pucks when it's your turn to eat the puck. You've got to put out fires when it's your turn to put out a fire. … We're going to break down, our system is designed for help, it's not a man-to-man all over the ice. So … it could be blocking a shot or giving yourself up or putting yourself in harm's way. And then the opposite, at the offensive end, I don't think we're generating consistently by getting our nose dirty or getting inside." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on what Boston must do to improve
