Postgame quotes and notes
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KINGS HEAD COACH MARC CRAWFORD:
(Re: first win against Phoenix): “We realized what a great skating club Phoenix is. They have outskated us in the games they have won and that’s such a big factor in games… I think our awareness was really good tonight. We had to compensate for the fact that they have a fast team and the way you do that is by making sure your positioning is correct and make sure your awareness is sharp. We looked like the more aware club tonight and we ended up winning a lot of loose puck battles with positioning and the great awareness we showed throughout the game.”
KINGS GOALTENDER ERIK ERSBERG:
(Re: game recap): “I can’t complain, it was a good night for me. They [Phoenix] have to give everything they’ve got to make the playoffs so they threw a lot of shots at me but I think we played a great game defensively. I saw almost every shot and [the defense] was there on the rebounds too so they helped me out a lot.
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