""Up and down the ice I think we controlled the play," Stolarz said. "You could see the long shifts that we had in their end, just being able to cycle it. Kind of roll them over, get fresh legs out there, get line changes. Even in the defensive zone, I think we kind of limited their chances, didn't really give them much off the rush. Guys are working hard, backchecking hard. When we do that for 60 minutes we're a hell of a hockey team, and we showed that tonight.""
""It's improving, that's the biggest thing," Stolarz said. "It's a long process, it's a long season. You're gonna have those break downs, it's inevitable. We're all human, we're gonna make mistakes. They're gonna get odd-man rushes, we're gonna get odd-man rushes. I liked our game tonight, I think we kind of limited their chances. Guys were smart about stepping up in the neutral zone, and I thought we formed a wedge in the middle there and limited their offence.""
Anthony Stolarz earned a win after a three-game stretch in which he conceded 13 goals. The team controlled play with long offensive shifts, effective cycling and timely line changes that helped limit the opponent's rush chances. Defensive-zone coverage, consistent backchecking and neutral-zone stepping reduced odd-man opportunities and formed a wedge in the middle to stifle offense. Rush defense has been a season weakness but shows gradual improvement as the team aims for 60-minute efforts. Joseph Woll's imminent return should allow Stolarz additional rest to regain peak form.
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