BOSTON -- A shaky Roberto Luongo ended up farther out of his crease than even a roaming Tim Thomas likes to go.

All the way to the bench. Again.

But Vancouver's inconsistent goalie didn't plan to dwell on his latest journey to a loss too long. He was already looking forward to the cross-continent trip back home.

"There's one game for the Stanley Cup, so you can't hang your head now and feel sorry for yourself," Luongo said after the Boston Bruins forced a seventh game with a 5-2 win over the Canucks on Monday night. "That would be the worst thing I could do."

Luongo, who took a swipe at Thomas' wandering ways after the Canucks won Game 5 of the finals, was pulled for the second time in the series just 8:35 into Game 6 after the Bruins took a 3-0 lead. He was replaced by Cory Schneider.

But coach Alain Vigneault still believes in the goalie who backstopped Canada to the gold medal in the 2010 Olympics in the same building where the decisive game will be played on Wednesday night.

"He's going back in the next game," Vigneault said. "I don't have to say anything to him. He's a professional. His preparation is beyond reproach, and he's going to be ready for Game 7."

Luongo already has bounced back once in the series. He lost Games 3 and 4 in Boston, 8-1 and 4-0, and was pulled from the latter. But he responded with a 1-0 win at home on Friday that gave the Canucks a 3-2 series lead.

"I've got to believe in myself, right?" Luongo said. "That's a big component of bouncing back and playing a good game. So, we're going to put what happened tonight behind us as soon as possible and get ready for obviously what is going to be a dream as far as playing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals."