I think the biggest difference for us was that we got the lead. We weren't chasing the game. We had the lead the whole game. It allowed us to play our game a little bit better. I think that was the biggest difference.
It's not just chasing the New York Rangers, it's also chasing Buffalo. The third or fourth seed is home ice (advantage) and we want home ice because it's going to be that close.
Chasing the game takes so much energy out of you.
Now people are starting to see what we look like as a team. Hopefully we can stay healthy. We've been chasing it all year.
We got the lead and weren't chasing the game. It allowed us to play our game a little bit better.