Q. You're also 7-1 now in Games 5, 6 or 7 in these series. Do you feel like you're wearing teams down and your depth is playing out over the course of these --
ALEX PIETRANGELO: I think so. I think we've wanted to do that in every series. We've wanted to build as the series goes on, and like you said, wear teams down. We've done a good job in this series of sticking with that game plan regardless of what the score was. It's a good recipe to have. But we know they're not going to be pushed over lightly on Sunday.

Q. You said you know what's at stake, but none of you have ever played in this game. Is it possible to stay in a routine for this game given what it is?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Yeah, I'm not going to change my routine. We've all played in big games at some point in our career, whether it's the Olympics, World Cup or Junior or whatever it is. All of us, we've played Game 7 against Dallas, Game 6, and we've had some experience in these Playoffs. I know it's not this stage, but it's a pretty level-headed group we've got.

Q. Officiating became an issue again last night. How do you as a captain and as a team handle that?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: We've gone through it, too. We just worry about what we can worry about. We've done a good job of knowing we can take care of and what we can't, so we're just moving on.

Q. Is that part of your mental toughness, when things go wrong in a way, officiating, bad breaks, do you think that's a big key in surviving?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Well, I don't think you get here without being mentally tough. We're at, what, 106, 107 games now. There's going to be some adversity, you've just got to kind a way to get through that, and our group has been able to do that all year.

Q. What do you want to do better in Game 6?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: I think we need to start better. I think they took it to us there in the first, so I think it's our job on Sunday to turn that back on them.

Q. Obviously you took a great shot last night, their best shot, and if there's a Game 7 -- you guys have to, I'm sure you want to set the tone, set the intensity tone?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Yeah, that's the goal at home. They tried to do that last night. I think both sides are going to give their best effort. I don't think you're going to expect any less at this point.

Q. With them setting the tone early and kind of having the early momentum, how key was Binnington?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: He was pretty impressive, especially in the first. That was a lot of shots put towards him, and he did a great job of limiting those second opportunities and rebounds, so it was a heck of a game by him.

Q. If you don't have Barbashev, what will you be missing? What does he bring?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Well, he plays in all situations, right. He's been big for us on the penalty kill. You guys have talked about how big that line is, too, so we know what he is. He's been great for us. But we'll deal with that if that's what comes.

Q. You guys have one more game where you can shut down the Bergeron line?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Well, we've done a good job of it. It's been a collective effort, on the road especially. We've had to use everybody in that situation. It's not just a couple guys. It's been a collective group effort. We've done a good job against tough lines all Playoffs, so we're going to do the same thing on Sunday.

Q. With each round, have you felt an energy in the Enterprise Center cranking up, and what kind of atmosphere do you expect Sunday?
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Yeah, it's pretty cool to get in there. I mean, it's the best. It's always good, but this is at a different level. Just driving to the game, you can see the fans, it's pretty special. We're going to make sure we put on a good show.

Q. How much have you gotten out of your penalty kill the last two games? You've been able to keep them at bay on the power play.
ALEX PIETRANGELO: Yeah, they've been pretty dangerous all Playoffs, so we've been aggressive. We've forced them to make plays that they don't want to play, and it's kind of taken their skill guys out of it early.

Jay Bouwmeester

Q. Jay, you're one win away from the Cup. How exciting is that?
JAY BOUWMEESTER: Honestly, kind of in the process. I'm really not getting excited or anything. I think this whole Playoffs, the focus is you've just got to stay even keel, not get too high, too low. Everyone knows what's at stake, obviously, but when you're this late in the season, it doesn't really change. We know they're going to come with a big push, and we've got to have our best game.

Q. With the thousands of games that you've played at all levels, is it impossible to keep this one like another game, given that you've never played this game before?
JAY BOUWMEESTER: No, I think we've all always played big games. It doesn't matter how old you are or how many games you've played. Games of significance, I think you just really rely on the things that you've put in place over your career, no matter how long it's been, you know, routines and things that get you ready to play. You rely on that so when the game comes, it's hockey.

Q. How much time did you have to celebrate last night's win before you move on to focusing on the next one?
JAY BOUWMEESTER: Last night, then you move on. I mean, it's -- you know, we're in our fourth series here, so you know how things can go, and things can change, and you don't want to get too far ahead of yourself. It really is, you hear it probably every day from every single guy. You've got to stay in the moment, and there's a process to it, so you've just got to stick with it.

Q. Berube mentioned that for the first home game here, Stanley Cup Final home game, maybe the team got a little too caught up in the emotions of the moment. How do you avoid that with the game here Sunday?
JAY BOUWMEESTER: Well, I think we're three games down the road from that, so that's all more experience. We have a loud building, so it'll be loud and people will be excited, but that's an equal thing this time of year. They were the same last night in Boston and they came out real hard. Yeah, it's a bunch of noise, and you just have to kind of look beyond it and focus on the task at hand.

Q. What have you guys been able to do on the penalty kill against their power play the last two games? You've been able to keep them quiet.
JAY BOUWMEESTER: I don't know, the things that you generally try to do on any penalty kill. If you can keep them from getting in the zone and setting up, then that's obviously number one. You know, this far in the series teams make adjustments back and forth, and I think their power play did a good job adjusting early, and then we had to change some things. That's just the way it goes.

Q. With Jordan Binnington having a performance like that last night, does it really surprise anyone anymore because he's been doing that since he's been called up?
JAY BOUWMEESTER: Yeah, I don't think so. He had lots of early questions, and I think that's kind of the response. Nothing really surprises us now. He's been with us for a long time. He's a big part of our team, and any team at this point, the goaltending is huge in the Playoffs.

Alexander Steen

Q. You may be without Barbashev for the next game. What has he brought to your team in the Playoffs would you say?
ALEXANDER STEEN: Yeah, we'll see what happens, but obviously very competitive guy, plays with a lot of intensity and passion, both sides of the puck. He's really intelligent, so a good player for us.

Q. I wanted to ask you, too, about the emotions, maybe keeping the emotions in check. Again, the town is going to go nuts with the opportunity to clinch the Cup. How do you guys handle that?
ALEXANDER STEEN: Oh, I think the way we've handled it throughout the course of the Playoffs. I think as you move along, you learn, as well, more and more. You rely a lot on your routines and what we do inside the locker room before games to kind of keep your focus on what you want to accomplish out there.

Q. You guys have talked a lot about handling the noise or keeping the noise outside. Do you turn your phones off before these games or not watch TV or listen to radio or anything?
ALEXANDER STEEN: Yeah, I think you do. You just try and do things that relax you. Some guys enjoy texting and other guys probably don't do as much of it. It's all individual.

Q. What kind of for you personally calms you down?
ALEXANDER STEEN: For me personally, just normal stuff, mostly watching TV. I don't really spend a lot of time on my phone.

Q. I'm sure you've seen that they're going nuts in Boston about the no-call on Bozak. Do you guys read that stuff or look at the videos that get posted or react at all to what's going on in Boston?
ALEXANDER STEEN: No, we watch our own video on how we want to play and things like that. That's what's important to us, and that's where our focus lies. So moving forward here, we'll do the same thing tomorrow.

Q. How proud of this group are you, though, that when stuff happens to you, you just put your head down and keep moving forward? You guys don't look back at all.
ALEXANDER STEEN: Well, I think we do a good job of understanding what we can control and what we can't control. We want to work on the aspects of what we can control, and that's our game and how we play, and right now it's preparing for the next one.

Q. What would you like to do better in Game 6? What do you need to improve on?
ALEXANDER STEEN: There's a few things I think that we can build off of from last game, but also there's definitely some things that we want to improve on. I thought coming out of the gate in the first period we could have been a little bit closer to each other and more connected as a group and kind of get our line changes rolling a little bit more. We'll look at all that stuff tomorrow.

Q. How important was Binnington being able to stop that early push from the Bruins to you guys?
ALEXANDER STEEN: Yeah, he's been huge. He played a great game yesterday, and we have so much confidence in him. I think he's proven to everyone what an unbelievable goalie he is, but to us it doesn't really come as a surprise. We see how competitive he is on a day-to-day basis.

Q. Do you allow yourself to think about the fact that you're one win away from winning a Stanley Cup?
ALEXANDER STEEN: I think right now we're just approaching it as, like I said before, we want to get ready for tomorrow or for the next game and look at what we need to get better and try and stay inside our routines.

Q. Would you like having the extra day here late in the series between games, or would you rather just play right away?
ALEXANDER STEEN: The schedule is what it is. You just go with what they tell you the schedule is. There's no point in saying one way or the other.

Q. You talked about where you guys got better. What have you guys done on the penalty kill the last two games to keep their power play from producing --
ALEXANDER STEEN: I don't know, I think we've done a better job -- I think we've adjusted a little bit and done a better job of reading moments to be aggressive or moments to kind of step back and try and control it a little bit more. But you know, they'll make adjustments to their game, as well, so we're going to be on our toes.