May 6 postgame quotes: Dustin Penner

On the mentality within the locker room heading into the third period:
“Just win one period. We had tied one, lost one. If we could just win this period – small goals for ourselves – that would lead into a big one. And get pucks to the net, get inside their D and create havoc for Elliott.”

On the come-from-behind victory:
“There’s a lot of resilience in this room. The game has a funny way of making you question it, but we have a lot of resolve. Obviously we draw on experiences from last year. As individuals from different years that we’ve played, that’s what makes us professional athletes and the competitors we are.”

On “hoping” for a quick start against St. Louis:
“You can never predict how a game’s going to go. You can only predict the work ethic you bring. We had maybe an unfortunate bounce for the first goal and a power-play goal. The game tests you in different ways. We definitely earned this one.”

On whether the win is good for morale:
“It’s great for our morale, but we’re going to enjoy this one for five minutes and get on the plane in about 12 hours and head to St. Louis.”

On needing a good start in St. Louis:
“Let’s just win the game.”

On whether the win was reminiscent of last year’s playoff run:
“It felt a little bit more like last year, but we have to write a new story, a different one this year. It’s not going to be the same as it was. We’ve just got to find ways to win.”

On whether the team has momentum, if not home-ice advantage:
“I would think so. They’re going to be able to recoup just like we did. Mentally, they’ve got the feeling of going home into their own building, where they’ve played well, where they’ve won two. They have positive things to draw on. On the other side of that coin, we were down two-nothing, down going into the third period in this game, and we were able to even up the series. So both teams have things to draw on. It’s going to come down to a battle of wills.”

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