Woodcroft on McDavid willing to be physical:
"I think Connor is a very hard hockey player. He plays the game hard. He doesn't get enough credit for how hard of a player he is and he has a measure of physicality about him. A lot of times that just shows up in 50/50 puck battles that he comes away with the puck, but I've seen him as he's grown into his mid 20's here and he's adding a little physical element to his game. He's not intimidated by anybody."
McDavid on the Kings defensive game:
"Yeah, we know these guys well. That kind of game script is fit right into their game. Obviously, they score early and they kind of just sit back and kind of just hold on. Obviously we would like to get off to a better start."
"That's the game they want to play. We knew that they want to sit back and kind of just be above guys all the time, and it was nothing new. They didn't come out in surprise us or anything. Sometimes, that's just the way the game script goes. It just kind of went exactly how they like it."
McDavid on the Kings blocked shots:
"Kind of from the first minute, it felt like they were getting in front of everything. They did a lot well tonight defensively."
Darnell Nurse on coming in defence of McDavid in the game:
I mean, if I kneed someone like that, I expected the other team to react the same way, so it is what it is. They won tonight, and they got the upper hand.
Nurse on the Kings 29 blocked shots:
"We didn't produce enough zone time and obviously they're a very strong defensive team and sacrificed a lot to get into lanes. For us, we like to get that offensive zone time where we're wearing teams down and getting pucks to the net, and we didn't have enough of that tonight."
Hyman on the hit on McDavid by Edler:
"Yeah, I didn't like the hit. Good on Nursery for jumping in there and sticking up for Connor. One of those plays where he beats a defenceman, and he sticks a knee out and dangerous play. I mentioned it earlier it happened to me, same play, same guy. So obviously not happy with it. Don't know if he's doing intentionally or whatnot, but you just can't do that."
Hyman on if scoring first would make things easier:
"It's easier for sure when you get the lead against a team like that. They got that 1-3-1 where they back it up in the neutral zone ice and they make it difficult for you to enter with the puck. You got to put it behind them and you got to go to work."