"With the exception of the first, we were right there, we were skating and competing and doing all the good things that we need to do on the road to get points. We just have to clean up that first 20, and then we're good, but obviously we can play better." -- Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm on Monday's overtime loss at Ottawa
"Cam's an unbelievable goalie, so we're definitely always happy to see him or [Corey Crawford] in net. It's definitely not something you even think twice about as a player when you have a guy like [Ward]. He's such a leader, too. It's crazy having him in the room and just on the ice he's talking and it gives the D man, us, confidence whether it's him or [Crawford]." -- Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy on Ward starting
