‘”I think we needed a big response after our last game against Boston (a 7-1 loss on Thursday),” Thompson said. “I think we were on our heels a little bit last game, and I think tonight coming in we just wanted to make sure that no matter what happened, whether they get a push or not, we’re stepping on the gas the whole time. I think we did a good job taking away time and space from them. I think in the third they got a little bit of a push there and I think we handled it pretty well.”‘