NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS: MIGHTY DUCKS v DEVILS

June 3, 2003

Patrik Elias

Scott Stevens

PATRIK ELIAS: We still got our chances both games. And in the first two games, we won in home. We pressured them a little more and didn't give them much time, and we got a lot of turnovers off of that and just sustained the pressure. We've got to do that. We've got to be in their face. I think it's going to put us in a better rhythm.

SCOTT STEVENS: It's fine. It's 2-2, so I don't think there is any reason to push a panic button. It's back to our building. Like I said last night, it's not over yet. Nothing's over.

SCOTT STEVENS: I don't know. I don't even remember the last ten minutes, to be honest with you. I don't think so. I don't know. That's the way the whole game went. It was pretty much tight checking. There wasn't a whole lot going on.

SCOTT STEVENS: I don't know. Maybe it's more what they're doing than what we're doing. I'm not really sure if I have the answer. They're a little more aggressive, and I don't know if we're -- maybe we're not getting the forecheck as much as we like and getting as much pressure on their D as we like.

SCOTT STEVENS: Well, I guess we want to run around and create space. We've got to play smart positionally.

PATRIK ELIAS: We got a lot of goals being in front of him. He's a pretty big goalie, so we do have to shoot high and try to make him commit to a bigger puck area. We've just got to put them in.

PATRIK ELIAS: I don't think there wasn't any of us that weren't excited. We're in the Stanley Cup Finals. We've got to be. It will be nice to be at home obviously. It's fine. It's been working for us in the first two rounds. I thought we did a better job in Game 4, but we won't have a problem with that at home. I think it's going to be a lot better.

SCOTT STEVENS: This is the Stanley Cup Finals, so I think we're excited. I thought we had a really good first and we were moving the puck and controlling the play a fair bit and getting the dumps we wanted to.

SCOTT STEVENS: I guess you need to get shots and traffic, and that's the only way they can work harder.

PATRIK ELIAS: I think so. Obviously we're not used to that long of a travel. But it's no question, especially now in the series. It's good to have an extra day off. It will be a break mentally and physically and regroup and be ready for Thursday.

PATRIK ELIAS: Obviously, we know that he's a big part of our team. It would be great to have him back. But you've got to have him healthy and make sure that he's healthy to stay in a game. He's been one of the best faceoff men in the league, and we know that we haven't been doing as good as we like to on the faceoffs. So it would help, no question.

SCOTT STEVENS: Anything can happen. Things can change quickly. I don't think so. I don't think it's for lack of getting chances. It's been tight checking and good goaltending that makes it tough to get anything in the net