"I think just finish our checks. You've just got to get back before them after you hit them and make sure you beat them up the ice." -- Hurricanes forward Victor Rask, on keeping the Predators defensemen from joining the rush
"We know they're a fast team. We played them in their rink [Hurricanes won 4-3 in a shootout Nov. 26], and it was a really fast game, a lot of up and downs. We've got to make sure we're ready. Obviously the last couple games, I think we weren't happy with our starts. It's such a big thing to get that first goal. We saw it in the games before when we got that lead, it's way easier to play with the lead than when you're chasing the game." -- Predators defenseman Roman Josi
