Johnson postgame quotes (Oct. 7)

Jack Johnson’s postgame thoughts…

(on breaking through with a power-play goal, after earlier frustration…)
JOHNSON: “Obviously it was great, but I don’t think we were really that frustrated. I thought we did some really good stuff on the power play. I thought we moved around pretty well. We seemed to have possession, and I didn’t think we were too jumbled up at all. I didn’t get the sense that anyone was really frustrated, but a 4-on-3, that’s probably the biggest prime opportunity in hockey. I think it’s even easier than 5-on-3, just because there are less passing options. You either tee it up or pass for the one-timer. There’s a lot of ice out there.’’

(on what he saw on the game-winning goal…)
JOHNSON: “We had kind of drawn up a little something there, with the opportunity to just drive through their triangle there and try to open up something. Richards got the puck on the side of the net there, and he’s too good of a player to bail on him. I knew he would get it to me somehow. I was just trying to not put it in (Lundqvist’s) pads.’’

(on maintaining confidence despite the third-period deficit…)
JOHNSON: “I think we had confidence the whole game, really. I thought, in the first period, we really played extremely well. The second period, some things didn’t quite go as well. I didn’t get the sense that anyone was frustrated. I think this is a really confident group. We’re really excited about what this team can do.’’