"I'll watch the game back, but I think at five-on-five we started to take over in the second and third there," said Cole Caufield, right wing.
The winger expressed optimism about the team's overall trajectory despite the negative outcome. "We obviously had our chances on the (power play).
Hockey is a weird sport that way, where one bad bounce changes the outcome. We've got to swallow it and move on."
Caufield noted that creating opportunities remained the primary positive takeaway for the group.
"I think we liked our five-on-five game down the stretch there, we tilted the ice a little bit, so we've just got to finish on our chances and we'll be fine."
Suzuki provided a more critical evaluation of the top line's specific execution during that same stretch of the postseason.
"I don't know," said the captain.
The center noted that the unit struggled to maintain momentum when moving down the ice.
"I don't know how much time we had, we probably had a lot more time in-zone on the PP, but I felt like we were kind of dying with plays off the rush or turning it over.
We've got to find a way to produce, so I think it's on all of us to be a little bit better."
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Ahead of the third-round series against Carolina, Suzuki reiterated that the top line must elevate its game to match the production of the support staff.
