"That first overtime, we had a couple moments, played a little bit not to win at times, I guess, or just safe," Pavelski said. "We went out there obviously to win, but were a little safe at times, but talk was we need to go at them a little bit."
Bowness said it was even more intense than that.
"None of us were happy with that first overtime," Bowness said. "You can't play not to lose, you just can't. Play to win, and if you lose, you lose. But we're going to go for it, and we did."
It's what they have done throughout the playoffs, it's how they have surprised opponents, it's why they are not going home yet. There will be a Game 6 Monday, and if the Stars have anything to do about it, there will be a Game 7 on Wednesday.
"We talked about it all day, we get one we keep going. We start building here, and I think we're starting to do something special," Pavelski said. "We hang in there, we really do. We've been through a lot together. We're in a hole, this gets us a step closer, but we've got a ways to go. We've got better hockey still."