Kopitar postgame quotes (Oct. 13)

Anze Kopitar’s postgame thoughts…

(on Quick’s performance…)
KOPITAR: “You can see it out there. He’s really composed and he never panics. That’s what you want from the goalie. If he gives you the chance to win, that’s all you can ask for, and he definitely does that for us.’’

(on any fatigue, coming back from Europe…)
KOPITAR: “I don’t think so. We came out pretty strong and we were all over them. Then things kind of shifted in the middle of the first. Other than that, I didn’t think we were sluggish or slow by any means. We’ve just got to work for 60 minutes.’’

(on where the game turned…)
KOPITAR: “At the start of the game, there weren’t as many turnovers in the neutral zone. After that, obviously they have some good players that are going to make some plays, but we’ve just got to worry about our game and keep playing our game. That’s how we’re going to have success.’’

(on not capitalizing on scoring chances in the first period…)
KOPITAR: “It would definitely be easier, but that’s the way it goes. Again, you’ve got to play for 60 minutes. Just because the bounces aren’t going your way, you can’t just stop. You’ve got to go after it. We had some good shifts in the second, and then in the third we had chances, but we couldn’t bear down.’’

(on getting one point in the first game back from Europe…)
KOPITAR: “We want two, and we lost the game tonight. It’s not satisfying, by any means, to get one point. We want two points every night.’’