Intro:

Post-game reaction after the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday (10th June).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach:

"I know the series is tied 2-2, but we've had a chance to win every single game. You can't ask for more than that from your team. I thought we were defending really well. We weren't letting them hold on to the puck and dance around the offensive zone that they have a tendency to do when they're rolling. We took the puck out of their hands early and then we possessed. And I think a little bit of that, too, is we had power plays. So, that's going to go in our favour a little bit. But I thought we defended really well. Like I said, they got a couple breaks around the net. Both goals, they got some bounces. (Jonathan) Toews gets a bounce right to him, and (Brandon) Saad loses control of the puck, but it stays on his skate, drags to him. So they worked hard and they capitalised on their breaks. And we had some unbelievable open looks that hit a stick or hit something, didn't go in. And that's what you got to love about this sport, you never know what's going to happen."

SOUNDBITE (English): Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks head coach:

"I thought we had a good second (period). We had some good quality stuff at their net that we were better than we were in the first period, generated some flow in our game. And third period we got the lead. And then we kind of, they came at us. And they're a dangerous team. And if we're not aware by now, that's a good hockey team and that's where we're at."

SOUNDBITE (English): Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks centre:

(On play of Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford)

"We obviously need him that way this time of year, with the guns and the ability and the offensive talent that they have, to make the stops that he made tonight. Obviously we need him to win games like this. And he's been a huge part of our success. And every time things maybe don't quite go our way for a couple games, for some reason he's the one who takes the majority of the responsibility. I don't know why. I mean, at the end of the day he's a selfless player and he's a great team mate. And he's ready for whatever. And tonight was another great performance for him. So, we want to continue to help him as much as we can."

SOUNDBITE (English): Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks winger:

(On game winning goal)

"You know, I was really pretty lucky. I just saw space going to the net and tried to drive and create some chaos. The goalie made a good play with poking the puck and bounced around to my feet. Finally I found it to my stick and just tried to get some wood on it and get it to the net and it found a way through his legs. So, really I was trying to get to the net, create some chaos and it found a way in."