"It's really tough. Obviously, we're going to have to have guys step up like other times when we've had guys go down. Guys have done a great job of trying to fill the void as best as possible. It's tough to replace him on the ice. In our locker room, he's a big presence too." -- Islanders forward Josh Bailey on playing without injured center Casey Cizikas
"It's been a while now since we've treated every game like a playoff game pretty much. We've had some good games on the road. Obviously not the last two but the games before that, and that's kind of the game we've got to get back to. Really solid defensively and making sure we keep the [shot] number low in our end and try to get the offense going a little bit more." -- Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm on playing better at home
