Craig Berube on Jake McCabe's play since returning from injury: "He was elite for us... He's still working his way back a little bit, but it is coming"

"Winnipeg is coming off a big win, and they're a tough team at home. They're playing a lot better, and they're a big, heavy team. The top line is dangerous, for sure, and obviously, their goalie is elite. We have to do a good job against that top line, and we're going to have to out-compete that goalie tonight. He is good, so we need second and third opportunities around the net."

"We have to keep building our puck play. Our puck play has been really good - starting in our own zone, making plays coming out of our zone, and through the neutral zone. I thought our puck play in the offensive zone was excellent against Vegas. We created a lot of opportunities. There were even more there that just missed in different situations. I think our game has really grown with our puck play."

The team views the upcoming game as an opportunity to turn the road trip into a successful one and finish it off strongly. Winnipeg presents a heavy, improved challenge at home with a dangerous top line and an elite goalie who must be out-competed for second and third chances around the net. Positive takeaways from the overtime loss in Vegas include strong puck play starting in the defensive zone, clean progress through the neutral zone, and excellent offensive-zone creation. The team must clean up mistakes, play heavy at the net front, and defend against deflections to limit Winnipeg's size and skill.

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