"We know they're a good team, and especially in that building too. They're going to be fired up, so I think from our standpoint we've just got to focus on our game. We've got to come out a little better, with a little more intensity from our side. So let's start there and keep working ourselves into the game."-- Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom on playing against the Predators after the loss to the Blues on Monday
"I think the whole hockey world kind of knows it now. We saw him every day the years before too, and we know how good he is. He's been great this year. He's doing it all. He's playing well defensively, he's playing well offensively and he's scoring goals. He's just that player that kind of does it all. You can put him out there in any situation." -- Predators defenseman Roman Josi on Mattias Ekholm
