There have been a lot of positive moments for the Ducks so far in the series against the Golden Knights.
Anaheim has outshot Vegas in every game, and the power play has woken up since going for 0-for-11 in the first three games, with three power-play goals in the past two.
“I think both teams go into the game thinking they have to win the game,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said. “It’s the most important game at this point and time in the series and you have to play it accordingly. You’re laying everything on the line, and you want to advance and you want to get back in the series.
“They are not going away, and they got a little momentum on their side with a win last night.”
If necessary, Game 7 would be back in Vegas on Saturday.
To get there, the Ducks feel they need to play a clean game where they take care of the puck, while at the same time, continuing to be aggressive offensively.
The key is not to play with fear, said Killorn, who has two Stanley Cup championship rings with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2020, 2021) and 151 games of postseason experience.
“Personally, if you know what you bring and you worry just about your own game and know that you’re going to make the plays that you know how to make,” he said. “If everyone does that, typically, you kind of play a good game and those little mistakes that happen, there’s usually a guy to back you up or whatever.
“I think when guys worry about their own game and know they’re going to bring their best game to an elimination game, things typically go the right way.”