Sabres postgame reaction: Jordan Greenway and Zach Benson

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:34]Jordan, uh, not only scoring a goal, but did you feel that might have been one of your better games? It just seemed like you were on every battle. You almost scored a couple of more. There was just seems like there were other things in the game other than scoring that goal for you. Did you feel that was one of your better games this year?

[00:00:50]>> Yeah. Uh I would say so. I felt uh felt good for sure tonight. Um bottom bottom line, I try and go out there and you know bring some energy, create some momentum, create some space, you know, be hard to play against. Uh, and yeah, maybe I did a little bit better tonight than uh than most nights.

[00:01:13]>> Jordan, was was there any specialness to that goal because of the journey that you've had this year with some of your injury struggles and and everything else that's gone on? Was there was there a little bit of extra to it?

[00:01:26]>> You know, it's it's always, you know, great to score. Uh, you know, second round of the playoffs and uh I don't know what the score was at that point. Um, it was exciting regardless. Uh, you know, it's been a journey of course injury-wise, but there's a lot of guys who've gone through injuries and, you know, at this point it's behind me and I'm just focused on going out there and doing what I can what I can do to help the help the team.

[00:01:58]Zach, um on the on the takeaway you had where you where you set up the goal there for for Don. Um just sort of what did you see on that play to you know track the puck down and then set him up?

[00:02:08]>> Yeah, I think it was a a good Dzone draw. Um obviously it starts with a a win back there by Nory and then um Oper makes a good smart decision to go up the wall and um obviously uh Hudson lost his footing and um you know obviously uh saw him fall there take the puck and try and make the best play.

[00:02:28]>> Zack Zack, what has your line done to distinguish itself particularly in these last seven playoff games?

[00:02:37]>> Yeah, I think just be hard to play against. I think uh all three of us are tenacious players um you know all over the ice, all over the puck. So um you know it gets annoying to play against and I think uh we just got to keep doing that.

[00:02:50]>> Zack, a few minutes ago, Lindy was saying how some guys responded to the 4-day break better than others. How excited were you just to get back out there after the way game six ended and having those four days off?

[00:03:01]>> Yeah, I think uh you know it's a new round. It's exciting. um you get a new opponent um new series. So um I think you know everyone in our room is fired up and um you know I thought we played a good game.

[00:03:14]>> This is for both of you guys. Canadians are very different team from the Bruins with the way that they play. Um probably some more time in space. What's the adjustment like going from playing that team to playing this team? You had a couple days to prepare, but I'm just curious, you know, what the feeling out process was like even though you you know them fairly well.

[00:03:34]take it away, better.

[00:03:36]>> Well, I was thinking you were gonna answer. I wasn't really listening.

[00:03:40]>> Yeah, you know, uh, you know, we really focus on doing what we do. Um, of course there's adjustments. Uh, you know, Boston sits back a little bit. Um, these guys are highly offensive offensive team. Um, so yeah, there's minor there's definitely adjustments that are made, but you know, we're pretty focused on, you know, what we're doing. Um, and just trying to get better at it, you know, every day. Um, no matter who we're playing. Um, yeah. So, does that answer your question?

[00:04:15]>> Jordan, uh, Lindy mentioned right before the playoffs there was a practice. I think you scored three or four goals or something like uh, did you feel like you were kind of building towards this uh, you know, this type of output?

[00:04:28]>> I scored three goals in practice. That's what you said. That's a It was the craziest thing. Um, did I see this coming? Uh, not not because I scored three goals in practice.

[00:04:45]Some days I have like eight. I don't know about that.

[00:04:49]>> Uh, no. you know, um, you know, I was off for some time, uh, obviously and, um, you know, I was going to I figured it' take a little bit of time to to get to where, you know, I want to be. Um, so I'm definitely working towards that. Uh, so did I see this coming? I mean, yeah.

[00:05:13]I I I thought that I was going to be able to improve my game as um you know, we continue to play more games, but yeah, maybe has something to do with the three goals in practice.

[00:05:28]Zach, it's less than three years ago. We were in Nashville. You get drafted. You probably don't know much about this place at all. What in the world is this like for you to be in the middle of all this in this town right now?

[00:05:40]>> Yeah, it's truly unbelievable. I mean, um, you know, this is one of the best hockey cities in the world, obviously, and, um, it's so electric right now, and, um, it's so fun to play in front of our fans every night and, um, play the way we are. So, um, yeah, that's truly the one word I would use is is unbelievable.

[00:06:00]>> Jordan, uh, on your goal, you got Kak doing that flash screen. There's another time he's laying in the crease. I mean, it just seemed like he's there all night. And I'm sure it didn't surprise you that he's doing that flash screen going by. Some does it sometimes amaze you how much he is around the crease and around there.

[00:06:16]>> Yeah, you know, Ki does a lot of good things. He plays a hard game, does a lot of things that, you know, truly probably go unrecognized. Uh um but you know, being his line uh linemate, playing with him for as long as I have, he's uh he definitely makes the game uh a little bit easier. Um, and yeah, I think that goal, uh, his role in that goal shows a lot of it. M, I mean, Ma as well, he, you know, they're both, you know, I can, you know, I know where they're going to be on the ice because they do it consistently. Um, game in, night in, night out. Um, and, you know, just from my, you know, viewpoint, it's it's very helpful for sure.

[00:07:04]My guy.