"I think they do an extremely good job of it, but I reinforce it as much as possible," coach Craig Berube said. "We have meetings and talk to players individually and things like that. But on a day to day basis, they look pretty confident every game. They feel good about everything, the way it's going.
"There are ups and downs in the playoffs and a lot of stuff that goes on, calls that don't go your way. You get puck luck, then you don't get puck luck. They have good heads on their shoulders and we're in a good spot. We knew it was going to be a long series and just got to keep pushing. We'll try to go out and try to get that win tomorrow."
The Sharks have played well on home ice, going 7-3 in 10 postseason games, including winning Games 1, 5 and 7 at home in each of the first two rounds against the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche.
The Blues got an early jump in winning Game 2 in this series at San Jose, scoring early and taking control late to win 4-2.