"To win in this League, it takes a certain level of urgency and a work ethic and a commitment to play … and there's such a fine line between winning and losing. There's so much parity in the League, throw the records and the standings aside, there's no easy games. Every game you have to be at your best. If you don't, you run the risk of losing." -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan
"If you want to win a whole bunch of games, you have to at least win the first one, right? You have to raise your level of the game, especially to the teams you're playing. … Now you've got Pittsburgh who has won five in a row and look like they're hitting their stride. If we don't keep the game at the level we have to play to succeed, we'll be in trouble. We can't afford at this stage to win one (game), lose one (game)." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau
