San Jose tried to build some momentum with about seven minutes left in the second period, when Brad Staubitz crunched Davis Drewiske into the boards. Staubitz got a charging penalty and Raitis Ivanans immediately jumped into the play and got the better of a fight with Jody Shelley. Terry Murray hasn’t been shy about his desire to have an “enforcer” in the lineup, and he was pleased with Ivanans’ actions…
MURRAY: “I really like what Raitis did there with the hit on Drewiske. They’re trying to get something going. I know that. They’ve got some energy guys out on the ice and they’re trying to stimulate their team and get excited about something. They got a hit and Raitis steps in and supports his teammate. It was a great job by him. It might have got them underway a little bit, but in the long term, those kind of plays by our guys responding, are critical to our success.”
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