Kopitar postgame quotes

Anze Kopitar’s postgame thoughts…

(on winning the first game after the long road trip…)
KOPITAR: “It was really important. Always, after a road trip like that, to come back and get comfortable in this building and on this ice sheet, it was good for our confidence, for sure.”

(on his line, with Sturm and Simmonds, starting to mesh…)
KOPITAR: “It’s pretty comfortable. It’s one of those things where I’ve played with Simmer before and I’ve played with Sturmy a little bit. It takes a little bit of time, just to get the chemistry going a little bit, and knowing what the reads are. Now, I think we’re getting to that point where we’re going to get over the hump. I thought we were creating chances tonight. We had some good things going in their zone, and that’s what we want to build on.”

(on Simmonds’ game…)
KOPITAR: “He was playing really well. He was making plays. he was responsible all over the ice and he got rewarded with two goals.”

(on his empty-net goal…)
KOPITAR: “It’s one of those things where, after a draw like that, especially on the PK, everybody is in there looking for loose pucks. I knew the net was empty, and I just kind of let it go and it worked out.”