Peter Budaj
Peter Budaj
Peter Budajis a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. He has previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, by whom he was drafted, and the Montreal Canadiens...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth18 September 1982
game played stop strategy
The strategy is always the same; you have to stop the puck. We played shootouts in the AHL. You're already in the game and you're already calm, so it's not too bad.
far mediocre satisfied team winning
We've got to find a way to get on a winning streak. This team is not a mediocre team, but so far we've been mediocre. We can't be satisfied with that.
happens league lesson ready tough
We weren't ready for the first 20 minutes, and when that happens in this league you're going to get beat. It's a tough break, but it's a lesson for us.
book gave gets hooked penalty rule says shot
I don't know why (the referee) gave him a penalty shot. It says in the rule book that if he gets a shot off, even if he's hooked or whatever, it should be just 2 minutes.
effort everybody good starting
Starting with me and everybody else, I don't think we put out the effort that was good enough for a win.
chance changed far help hockey team time win
I think it's an opportunity. Nothing's changed for me as far as my preparation for the game. Every time I get a chance to play it's going to be the same mindset, to help give my team a chance to win a hockey game.
coaching faith good great job playing staff
It is great when the coaching staff and the organization has the faith in you that you can get the job done. What I'm doing right now is working hard, and playing good hockey.
game positives
I have to take the positives out of this game.
chance coach deserve hard hopefully trust whenever
I haven't been doing anything different. I'm doing the same things, and still working hard in practices, and whenever I get a chance to play, I want to deserve my chance. So I play well, and hopefully Coach will trust me.
ability chance deserve happy hockey win
I'm very happy right now for myself right now. I have a chance to play as much as I'm going to deserve and show my ability to win hockey games.
felt five goals happy score
But when you score five goals on the road, you should win. I felt good. I was well-rested. I'm not happy with my performance.
country far helping sure thinking
I'm pretty sure every goalie would like to be a starter. I'm just thinking about helping my country get as far as we can.
against best lead nice played points prepare today tried
It's always nice to get the shutout, but even better to get those two points against them. I've tried to always prepare the best I can. Today I played very good. When you play in the lead its always better.
game hockey playoff step tied win
It's frustrating, but . . . we are tied for first place with Calgary, which is pretty good. Every game from now on is going to be like a playoff game, so we have to step up and win more hockey games.