SAY WHAT: 'THAT'S PROBABLY A TOP-5 GAME'

MATTHEW TKACHUK ON THE PLAYOFF-STYLE GAME:

ON HIS GAME-TYING GOAL:

Tkachuk scored with 0.1 seconds left to send the game to OT
"I couldn't hear so I didn't know if it was actually in or not. Then when I came to the bench, they said it was in. It's like, 'What else? What else can possibly happen?' ... It was good to get that one and then get to OT."

ON THE 74 RECORDED HITS IN THE GAME:

"What, in the first period? (laughs)"

ON WHAT THIS WIN MEANS FOR THE TEAM:

"What that game did for us, bringing us together and at this time of year, that game did so much more for us than people would probably expect. Definitely feeling good and that game prepared us for what this next little bit is going to be like."

MILAN LUCIC ON HOW IT PLAYED OUT:

"I've got to say - I've played over 1,000 games now and that's probably a Top-5 game that I've been a part of. With the goals, the hits, the fights, the emotions, the crowds. It was a great game to be a part of."

ON COMING BACK IN THE THIRD:

"I think we showed a lot of character in sticking up for each other and for ourselves. I said it even after the Saturday night game that this game wasn't going to be one where you're just going to be going through the motions, because they're playing to clinch a playoff spot and it's a possible first-round matchup. I think everyone that was here and was watching on TV, I think got their money's worth."

ON GEARING UP FOR THE PLAYOFFS:

"Darryl's been on us about being in playoff mode for the past 10-15 games. And I think that's what makes him a really good coach and why we've had success as a team. He prepares us and gets us ready and fired up for every game no matter what. If we play them, if we don't play them, whoever we play, it was definitely a playoff-type of game."

DARRYL SUTTER ON WHAT HIS TEAM SHOWED:

"Lots of emotion. Lots of energy in the building. Fun game. Win or lose, it was a fun game.
"I think both teams... They're a physical team. That's what they are. If you look, they're the highest-penalized teams in the league. It was an emotional game. It was good for our group to have one of them."