It's not over yet.
That's the message espoused by San Jose Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer following a Game 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins that left his team sitting in a 3-1 series hole.
"There's no quit in our group," he told reporters. "We've been the best road team in the league. We're going to show up and try to get this back here for Game 6. Until you win four, this isn't over."
The key, he added, will be bucking the series-long trend of allowing the Penguins to open the scoring.
"We've been chasing the game the whole series by not scoring first. That takes you out of your four-line rhythm. It affects all parts of your game," he said.
"That's the biggest thing we have to fix. We have to find a way to get on the board earlier in the game instead of chasing it all night."
Apart from Joonas Donskoi's overtime winner in Game 3, the Sharks haven't led a game at any point in the series.
At any rate, it's going to be tough to come back.
Teams that take a 3-1 lead in #StanleyCup Final hold an all-time series record of 31-1 since it became a best-of-seven in 1939. @EliasSports
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 7, 2016
