"[Minnesota is] a good team, like every other team in this League. There's such parity in this league, there's such a fine line between winning and losing. We just have to make sure we control what we can to be at our best." -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan
"I don't think we're hoping [to be better at home], we're counting on it. It's easy to make excuses when you're on the road and you're playing against three good teams.... There's no excuses tonight. We're playing a really good team but it's time for us to lift up and play above what we're supposed to be playing." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau