Mattias Ekholm on Jordan Gross's first two NHL goals against Vancouver:
"We're really impressed with him. And with the start too, I mean he was on for a couple of the against goals and it's tough in a building like this on a Saturday as a young guy. And then he just stood in there and kept playing well and got rewarded with two goals. So good on him. He's looked really good for us in two games. So, hopefully he keeps that up."
John Hynes on Jordan Gross's first two NHL goals against Vancover:
"It was nice and we needed it. We put ourselves in a big hole there and that's one of the reasons why we have him on the team. He's shown that he's got the ability to produce offense, he's got good vision, he can move the puck and obviously the power play goal he got was pretty good. You can see his offensive instincts down around the net, and then obviously, the goal from the blue line was a great shot."
John Hynes on improvements after the first period:
I thought we weren't very good in the first period. I thought Vancouver beat us all over the ice and our speed, our competitiveness and our execution wasn't at the level that it needed to be. I thought we came out in the second and got a little bit more to our game. We did enough tonight to be able to find a way to win, but I think we've got better than this.
Mattias Ekholm on improvements after the first period:
"Our start was not good at all and we knew that coming off that first period - we had to be way better. I thought we were a little bit better in the second and got a goal that got us in the game. And then I thought we had more going into the third and the guys laid it all on the line and I thought as soon as we scored that first goal, I felt like we had a mental advantage on them. They seemed to be on their heels a little bit. They were just flipping pucks out and we kept coming at them and got another goal and after that, I thought we pushed for a fourth and it didn't come until the shootout. So it was a really nice comeback win for us and big for this group. I think it talks a lot about the commitment and the care we have in this group and it just hasn't gone our way and tonight we had to get out from behind. So it was a really greasy but really good, huge two-point road win for us."
John Hynes on Juuse Saros's 42-save performance:
"He's been battling and fighting kind of like our team here a little bit. He hasn't gotten a ton of traction, but tonight he was a big reason why we were able to stay in the game and then find a way to get ourselves back in it. And he was critical and got some huge saves in the second period on their power play. And then I thought the rest of the game when they had some opportunities, he looked really solid."
Mattias Ekholm on Juuse Saros's 42-save performance:
"I feel like he's been playing really well, things just haven't gone his way or he's had some unlucky bounces and unlucky breaks. But the way he came back… He's always the most honest guy in here and he knows he should probably have had that first one. But other than that, in the second period he kept us alive, he kept us in it. We let up some breakaways, there was a five-on-three and a number of power plays. So good on him. He's the backbone of this team. And he showed it last year. He's going to show us this year again, so it was really good for him."
John Hynes on building consistency:
"Well, I think we've got to focus on the last few games - when we had success, what we were doing - but I'd still like us to be a little more consistent. I think we've got to come out more ready to play the game that gives us the chance to win, particularly in the first period. And I'll credit the guys, we came from behind to win a game, but it's not the right recipe to come in and have a first period like that. But I liked our compete, I liked our mental toughness throughout the game to be able to get ourselves going. But I think we can build off some things here."
