Marco Kasper breaks the drought with goal and assist

“I think we’ve played good hockey over the last few weeks,” Marco Kasper was quoted as saying on the club website. With an empty-net goal and an assist, he recorded his second multi-point game of the season. “For us as a team, it was important to get this win today after the tough game in Boston. And personally, it’s always fun to score a goal, especially after a long time. It was an empty-net goal, but they count just the same, so I’m just happy it went in. I hope that we can keep going like this as a team and that I can personally as well.”

“You always have to stick with it. You can’t give up on yourself. You just have to stay focused, come to work every day and give your best.”

“I know he has developed his game. Maybe not consistently on the scoresheet, but his physicality, his tenacity, his skating – he looks like a different player right now. I don’t know whether he hit rock bottom and worked his way back up, but he has done a really good job. It’s important that your teammates continue to support you. The guys are encouraging him on the bench. They are behind him. They know he is an important part of the team,” Head Coach McLellan also praised him after the game.

Marco Kasper was also named the game’s “First Star”.