Post game with Timonen, Leino & Niemi

Kimmo Timonen was not happy with the Flyers defense after Game 1.

"Defense has been our best part in these playoffs. We've gotten many shutouts. Today we let in six goals and that's not our style to play. We played this into their hands."

"We went up and down and didn't defend well. If we can't play better, this will be a quick and short series."

"We didn't play our game defensively. You can't give them six even strength goals at this level. We have to be remarkably better."

"Maybe the team was nervous or something. If we had known the answer, we would've corrected it right away."

Timonen didn't blame goalie Michael Leighton.

"Michael didn't have his best day, but we didn't help him much either. You can't blame the goalie because the goals came from close distance and from good scoring chances."

Timonen knows what to do in the future.

"Next game we have to play harder in defense and stay out of the box. The Hawks are an offensive team that will turn the puck over. And that's good for us."

"It's been quite the adventure to come this far, but I'm sure everyone has the energy to play the rest of the games. It's our goal to bring the Cup to Philadelphia, but we have to play better - especially on defense."

"I'm 35 already, so this might be my last chance to win. I put my heart and soul on the line and so do many others. I can't get here every year. I have to be realistic, because I have 2-3 years left."

Ville Leino wants the Flyers to play smarter.

"If we play smarter next game, we have a chance to win. We can't give them this many scoring chances. The Hawks have good players and goal scorers. We can't just give them that amount of chances."

Surprisingly, he also sees that the Flyers weren't ready for the game - a Stanley Cup final.

"We were not ready for this game."

"If you score five goals and don't take any penalties, it should result in a win. A few things went wrong and the goalies didn't have their best day either."

Leino doesn't play on the powerplay despite his success on even strength, and hopes to see a change in that.

"I'd be very interested in playing on the powerplay. Especially now when I'm on my game, the pucks go in and the stick is hot. Hopefully next game I'd get to play on the powerplay."

The Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi says it was a weird game.

"It was very important to win the first game at home. It would have been very difficult going to Game 2 if we had lost this one. It was a weird game, but we were able to win it."

Niemi admits he wasn't perfect.

"It was hard after their fourth goal. I went to stop the puck behind the goal and I couldn't get back in position when the shot came. I should have had that one."

"In the second intermission I thought that I can't let in any soft goals in the third period. I tried to stop being nervous and focus on doing my best."