"I'd like to see more of what we saw before the [All-Star] break. … The way he controls the play and the confidence he plays with allows our team to play a confident game as well. He's been really impressive, and this will be another test against a really hard working, what I feel is one of the more improved teams, tonight in Ottawa." -- Capitals coach Todd Reirden on goalie Ilya Samsonov
"He's always going to be [heavily scouted], whether he has nine [goals] in his last four or he has zero in his last four. I think he's a guy that does it year after year, and he's proven that he's an elite player. He can score from anywhere on the ice, whether it's on the power play or 5-on-5, so he's going to be our main focus." -- Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot on Washington forward Alex Ovechkin
