Benjamin Pierce

The word “great” was used repeatedly to describe Sam O’Reilly’s NHL debut for the @TBLightning.

The 20-year-old saw time in key spots for the #GoBolts , and he delivered. As far as first impressions go, he passed the test.

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#GoBolts D'Astous: “Everyone contributed. I think Dennis made huge saves, our first line was just being our first line. Jeff and Sabs, what they did, once again they brought a lot of energy to us. I think it was a full team effort.”

Hagel on Sabourin's fight tonight vs. Olivier: “It’s unreal. That’s a tough guy over there. I think everyone knows that in the league, everywhere. For a guy to step on the ice and be able to do that, probably a little tired, not much sleep, played a game the night before. If he can do that, then I think all the other guys can just give us a little bit more effort and I think that wakes you up a little bit that that’s the type of characters we have in this dressing room.”

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#GoBolts Hagel: “Back to backs are never going to be perfect. Sometimes you’re going to need your goalie, and he stood tall for us early in the first period and then we were able to find one obviously. I thought he was great, and then you have guys in the room that are willing to do that (fight) to kind of wake up the bench. All around I just think it was a character win. I think everyone contributed. It’s a back to back, you’ve got 11 forwards, banged up and everyone came out to play tonight, so there’s not much more you can ask for.”

HOT START, HILDY: With his 28-save win tonight, Dennis Hildeby is 4-0-1 to begin his @TBLightning career.

He's just the second goalie in #GoBolts history (Sean Burke, 3-0-2 in 2005-06) to earn at least a point in each of his first five starts with the team.