Marc Staal said:
“You dream about it as a kid growing up, scoring in overtime in the playoffs, and it’s pretty incredible. We certainly felt like we had them on the ropes after that tying goal, and we wanted to take that momentum into overtime and get one quick, and we did.”
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Marc Staal and Brad Richards
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Henrik Lundqvist
[audio:https://www.nysportsday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012-05-07_05-Henrik-Lundqvist.mp3]
Joel Ward
[audio:https://www.nysportsday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012-05-07_02-Joel-Ward.mp3]
Alex Ovechkin
[audio:https://www.nysportsday.com/wp-content/uploads/5-7-2012-Alex-Ovechin-on-ward-and-loss.mp3]
Braden Holtby
[audio:https://www.nysportsday.com/wp-content/uploads/5-7-2012-BradenHoltby-on-winning-goal.mp3]
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