The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers will play Game 7 of the Western Conference Second Round at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Monday.
The Oilers pushed the series to the limit with a 5-1 win in Game 6 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday.
“Nothing to be satisfied or excited about. We just bought ourselves another day, and I would expect the same level of urgency and desperation from our group,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid said. “I would expect Vancouver to play a better game as well, and I would expect it to be a highly competitive, great Game 7.”
The winner will advance to the Western Conference Final and play the Dallas Stars, who defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in double overtime in Game 6 on Friday to win that best-of-7 series.
“You’re disappointed a little bit, but you know that we are a good bounce-back team,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “Our job is we’ve got to flush this game. Some guys know they’ve got to play better, and you’ve got 48 hours to get your energy back. It’s a Game 7. People would kill to be in this situation right now, and we’ve got to make sure that we act like we want to be in that situation.
“Play like you want to be a hero on Monday, that’s what I think.”