I asked Kreider for his assessment of the 1st period, & No. 20 paused for a very long time before he answered: "I don't think we got to our game nearly quick enough. I don't think we were playing together. Especially at this point in the season, effort is not something you question. It's a matter of working smart, not just hard. Good learning experience for our group...Obviously, liked the response, but there's been moments over the course of the year where we put ourselves in positions like that and have been able to claw back. But that's not something you can do in the playoffs. Something we have to rectify and rectify quickly."