"It gave us some life. He's such a good guy, he brings a lot of life, he's a great player. He has some family here, so it's special, you can see the grin on his face. I've trained with him for quite a while and know him really well and I'm happy for him. It's a special night for sure, you enjoy it when someone does that, it's awesome, especially a big goal like that to get us going. It was awesome.
"Great shot. That's a beautiful first goal, for sure too. It's not an easy rink to play in, too, so to get it here is pretty special."