Head Coach Andy Murray

 On Frank Slubowski's performance...

"I think we've seen Frank better. I think he is an honest player and would say the exact same thing."

 On performance in the first...

"We didn't like the two goals we gave up. We gave up a couple of great transition opportunities. I really liked the effort in the game tonight. I don't think the shot totals were a reflection of how the game was played. I think it was a good game, and they were certainly better on their power play. We need to be better. I think there were a couple things with the referees that were not as good as they need to be, just like how I need to be a better coach. It was a bit of a tough penalty for us to take by LaPorte, but that was the call. It's a battle but we're going to be here tomorrow night as well."

On UM performance at this point in the season...

"I think it's the same type of team. I think there were some similarities in the game, and they are a good team. I thought they were a good team last time they were here."

On the game overall...

"They came out with a good start. We had some chances early on but we couldn't capitalize. We battled back, but we've got to stay out of the box and score some goals."

On not being able to finish shots...

"I think it's frustrating. We're doing the right things though. We've just got to keep going to the net. We have to capitalize on those chances."

On tallying a loss...

"A loss is a loss. We have to come back tomorrow. It's a three game series and they only have one."

 On tonight's loss...

"It's a tough loss for us obviously. We only thing we can do about it is bounce back tomorrow, and come out harder. We came out as hard as we could."

On Saturday performances...

"The only thing we can do is win tomorrow. Our season is pretty much on the line right now, that should be motivation enough."

On UM out-shooting almost 2 to 1...

"We gave them a few too many scoring chances. It's tough to win games when you let the other team score four goals. They were putting a lot of pucks on net. We just have to drive to the net hard and clear rebounds tomorrow."