"We talked about bringing that momentum from the third period of Game 5," coach Craig Berube said. "And I think that the guys did. We mentioned it yesterday. Talked today about it. They had good energy and played hard. It's a hard game out there."

Schwartz had just 11 goals in a tough regular season, which was marked by long stretches without goals. After scoring the game-winner in Game 5, he now has four in the postseason.

"It's nice definitely to help out and step up," Schwartz said. "We played a great team game today. We didn't give them much, we worked our butts off. Our D were great. I thought our forwards backchecked really hard and frustrated them. That was the biggest game of the year for us. We played aggressive and we were on our toes.

"Sometimes when pucks aren't going in, the net doesn't seem as big. When you get a bounce or you get a break sometimes, you can just carry that over. It almost seems like the net seems bigger. I think everyone will tell you confidence in any sport is big."

"Sometimes pucks just don't go in," Berube said. "It's not from a lack of chances. But I think he ramped his game up the last couple games. Getting to the gritty areas a little bit more and he was awarded tonight with a hat trick. Big goal last game being around the net."