Kopitar postgame quotes (Nov. 17)

Anze Kopitar’s postgame thoughts…

(on the wild third period…)
KOPITAR: “It was back and forth. We got a big (goal), Slava got us a big one right off the bat. Then it’s almost natural to pull back a little bit, and they came at us. After they tied it up, we said, `We’ve got to get back at it,’ and we pulled it off tonight.’’

(on holding on for the regulation win…)
KOPITAR: “Obviously you don’t want to give up any points. At the end of the year, the three-point games are going to be all over place, so you don’t want to give up points if not necessary. Last night was a big win for us, and then coming in here, we knew we obviously had a good chance of winning. We’ve always played pretty good in this building, so we just came out and got the job done.’’

(on the scoring balance…)
KOPITAR: “That’s the scoring we need, the secondary scoring. Sometimes guys like me and Brownie don’t score any goals, but we get production from other guys. That’s when you win games.’’

(on what Gagne brings to the team…)
KOPITAR: “He’s such a great player, and he’s been in the league forever. He’s really responsible on the ice, especially offensively. He makes plays everywhere and he definitely helps us.’’