Williams postgame quotes (June 4)

Justin Williams’ postgame thoughts…

(on what it means to him to be in this position, up 3-0…)
WILLIAMS: “Well, I’m certainly privileged and extremely happy I’ve been able to play with some really good players. I’m on a line right now with Kopi and Brownie, who are playing extremely well and are dominant players out there. Dean (Lombardi) brought me in just to be another piece, just like everyone else. He had a vision. His vision is a Cup‑winning team. We’re close, but we have another hard one to go.”

(on the Kings’ penalty-killing…)
WILLIAMS: “Our coaches have done an extremely good job. Really, it’s the guys on the ice. You can tell tonight that blocking shots, it’s kind of a motto we had. It’s not an ability, it’s a willingness. Everyone out there is doing the exact same job every night, getting in front of pucks, making sure it doesn’t get to our goaltender.”

(on his pass to start the play that led to Anze Kopitar’s goal…)
WILLIAMS: “That’s a play that’s made many times by anyone on the ice. That’s Brownie calling for it. I threw it back there for it. The real guys that made that goal were Kopi and Brownie. It’s an extremely hard shot, going across the crease and firing it as hard as you can, so that’s a high‑skill play.”

(on the key to the game…)
WILLIAMS: “I think we credit it to special teams, right from our goaltender out. You saw Matt Greene, Jarret Stoll, Willie Mitchell out there killing that 5‑on‑3 together. That pumps the bench up. That gets you excited when you see guys sacrificing like that. What can you say about Jonathan Quick, too? He’s been a rock this year, the whole playoffs. But I think special teams is the obvious key tonight.”