SAY WHAT: 'WE SHOWED A LOT OF RESOLVE'

RASMUS ANDERSSON ON HARD-FOUGHT GAME:

ON GIVING UP LATE GOAL:

"It was honestly a game with weird bounces both ways and 3-3, with less than five minutes left, they score the fourth. Other than that, I thought this was one of the better games we played in the series, if not the best."

ON FACING ELIMINATION IN GAME 5:

"We all believe in our group and we've been a good team all year. We've been strong on home ice. We've just got to go home and focus on winning one game and take it from there."

ON HIS GOAL FROM 132 FEET OUT:

"Honestly, as soon as I shot it, I kind of saw it went towards the net and saw he (Smith) didn't see it. I was thinking to myself real quick, 'Ooh, this might go in.' ... It was a game of bounces both ways and they got a lucky one and we got a lucky one. Overall, I thought we played well enough to win tonight."

ON CHRIS TANEV GUTTING IT OUT:

"What can you say? There's a reason why he's the leader on our team and I think he showed that tonight. It's never easy battling injuries, especially with what he's battling, too. He showed a lot of heart tonight and all the guys on the bench saw that and we tried to play for him. … He's a warrior and an unbelievable teammate. He's just an unbelievable guy, honestly."

MIKAEL BACKLUND ON BACKS AGAINST THE WALL:

"There's a reason we play seven. It's been said a lot these playoffs, but it's the truth. We played well today and the game could have gone either way. We know we're really strong at home and we've got to start there."

ON TANEV:

"He's a great leader for us. It's great to see him in the room. Has great character, always plays really solid and hard."

ON CONFIDENCE TO WIN SERIES:

"I think you saw last game, I thought we were the dominant team in the third period. They scored early in this game, but we still showed really good character as a group and battled back."

DARRYL SUTTER ON BATTLE TO THE END:

"I thought we showed a lot of resolve or resilience. They score that empty net first minute of the game and, quite honest, I thought we had a really good first period and that's what I told them after the first. 'It's a winnable game for us.' ... And we damn near did. … I thought we played with composure and played the right way."

ON TANEV'S PERFORMANCE:

"He wanted to play the last two games and it basically up to him and the medical staff. ... I thought it was a gutsy effort."

ON ANDERSSON'S LONG GOAL:

"It's funny, when he took that shot, I thought, 'That puck could go in the net.' And it did."

ON FACING ELIMINATION:

"I know we're in a hole, but it's the same thing as winning a game on the road. Now, we've got to win at home."

ON JACOB MARKSTROM'S NIGHT:

"Part of battling back (is) you've got to go down there - deep down in there and grab onto it."