"I'm really thrilled that we're getting the opportunity to play the first one back in this building. … It's not so much weathering the storm; I want us to jump in. I don't want us to test the water. I want us to get on the attack right away. I want to use the juice of the building to our benefit. Sometimes it's harder for the home team to play in these situations. When you're the away team, you just letting it happen out there and you use that juice for yourself, so we'll see where it goes." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella
"I loved playing there; everyone loves playing there. The atmosphere is the best in the League, in my opinion, when that place is full. There's nowhere better to play." -- Islanders forward Matt Martin