“ It's great to start with a win. That's what you are looking for going into a series, wanting to feel good right away and from there you just keep building. I think we did a really good job going out there and not being too excited. We stayed pretty cool. ”
- Henrik Lundqvist
“ It was good to get the first win, the first of who knows how many? We obviously need to continue that momentum, but tonight is what we wanted. We wanted Game One, and we got it. ”
- Brian Boyle
“ It does feel good to get the first one under our belt. It was really loud during the (National) Anthem and I thought we did a good job of controlling our emotions and harnassing (the fans') energy. ”
- Dan Girardi
“ The fans were unbelievable and they got us going. Then Cally scored that first goal, we played good and physical, and we took off from there. I thought the whole team was good tonight. ”
- Marian Gaborik
The Rangers skated to a 4-2 Game One victory over Ottawa Thursday night, and to a man the Blueshirts were proud of how the club handled the expected momentum swings of this first playoff contest. The players also remarked about the tremendous energy of the crowd at Madison Square Garden, among other topics.
BlueshirtsUnited.com caught up with goaltender Henrik Lundqvist---a rock Thursday with 30 saves, center Brian Boyle---who scored the eventual game-winning goal late in the second period, defenseman Dan Girardi---who logged 26:41 worth of ice-time, spearheaded a perfcet 3-for-3 penalty killing effort, and added an assist, and Marian Gaborik---who scored the team's second goal of the game.
