On whether the Kings couldn’t beat a hot goalie, or whether “shot selection” was an issue:
No, I think there were probably guys who would take a different look at it once they watch it, but you know what? Their goalie comes in really hot. He’s on a roll, and I thought both goalies were outstanding tonight.
On the 12 overtime and shootout losses:
Generally it’s not that lopsided, generally.
On Nick Shore’s performance:
He made some good plays with the puck. There’s still some reading, and it’s a different level for him.
On the chemistry generated by the King-Shore-Carter line:
Yeah, I thought at even strength they were. I think that, you know what, they didn’t play that much as a line, the way probably the first two periods were with penalties. So I don’t think five-on-five, if you looked at it, they’re probably not going to play more than eight shifts or 10 shifts together.
On the penalty kill:
I think the penalty kill, we needed to kill a double-minor with Doughty sitting over in the penalty box, and we kill a penalty – Stolly’s over the glass penalty late in the game – it’s what got us a point.
On the team’s emotional state despite the tough losses:
You’ve got to always bounce back. Keep bouncing back. [Reporter: Park and ride.] Right, that’s what you do. If we weren’t strong like that, then we wouldn’t have bounced back tonight. I mean, that’s a big point at the end of the day. That’s how you’ve got to look at it.
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