Penguins vs. Predators Live-Stream Schedule, Odds and Pre-Game 6 Comments

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators will square off in Game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night, with the Penguins looking to clinch their second straight championship. 

Through the first five games, home-ice advantage has proved to be the difference. The Penguins are 3-0 in front of their fans, outscoring the Predators 15-4 at PPG Paints Arena.

The Predators have been fantastic at home all postseason, with a 9-1 record, including a 9-2 scoring edge over Pittsburgh in two games at Bridgestone Arena. They will have to get a 10th win to keep their miracle season alive and force a decisive Game 7. 

2017 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 Info

Date: Sunday, June 11

Start Time: 8 p.m. ET

Live Stream: FUBO.tv (subscription required)

Pre-Game Comments

The big question, at least from Nashville ahead of Game 6, is about goalie Pekka Rinne. The 10-year veteran started the series out badly, allowing eight goals on 36 shot attempts in two games, but he seemed to find himself by conceding just two goals in Games 3 and 4 combined. 

Going back to Pittsburgh caused Rinne to fall apart in epic fashion. He was pulled after allowing three goals in the first period, and the Predators went on to lose 6-0. 

After that game, though, Preds head coach Peter Laviolette was not putting all of the blame on his goalie's performance.

"We've got to be better in front of him,"  Laviolette said, per ESPN.com. "I don't think that necessarily they were bad goals. Our guys have a tremendous amount of confidence in him. We just have to do a better job in front of him."

The good news is Rinne will be in the friendly confines of his home ice as he attempts to help keep Nashville's season alive. A quick start for the Predators will go a long way toward helping him regain whatever confidence he lost in that disastrous performance on Thursday. 

Laviolette also made a valid point about how quickly things can change in a series, even when it looks like everyone has the easy answers, via Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times:

"The thing about the playoffs, if we win Games 3 and 4, then for sure we're going to win Game 5, right? And it just doesn't work that way in the playoffs. You know, every game is its own chapter. It's its own slice of the pie, and you've got to go out and fight for that slice every day and be ready to write that chapter. Last chapter doesn't have anything to do with it."

The Predators are also facing the possibility of playing Game 6 without defenseman Ryan Ellis, who left Game 5 with an undisclosed injury that Laviolette wasn't giving any information about during the off day Friday. 

"Honestly, I don't have any details to share with you," the Predators coach said, per ESPN.com. "Not that I would."

Predators center Colton Sissons was able to avoid a mandatory one-game suspension after he was given a match penalty with one minute remaining in Game 5 for cross-checking Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta in the face. 

If history is any indication, the Penguins should feel confident about their ability to close out the series in Game 6. The franchise has won four Stanley Cup titles, with the decisive game being won on the road each time.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby is no stranger to this moment. He's been part of the last two Stanley Cup titles for the team, tied with franchise stalwart and owner Mario Lemieux. 

Even though Crosby has just one goal in the series thus far, he's shown his diverse skill set and the multiple ways he can influence games with six assists. He's still not taking the task ahead of him and his team for granted, even on the cusp of another title. 

"[There is] still a lot of work to be done," Crosby said, per ESPN.com's Tal Pinchevsky. "We know we're going to face a desperate team. We've already played two games there and know the atmosphere and know how much they feed off their fans. We've still got a lot of work to do there."

In order to win the Cup on Sunday, the Penguins will have to beat Nashville in Music City for the first time in the series.

Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan understands what will need to be done to avoid going back home for a winner-take-all situation.

"I think we've got a realistic assessment of where our team is at," Sullivan said, per Yahoo Sports' Sean Leahy. "We believe that we're gaining traction and momentum with each game that we play, and we understand that the next one is going to be the hardest, and so we're going to have to reset our mindset and be ready to play that game."

Based on their past results in this situation, Sullivan won't have to say much more to his team to have them mentally prepared for Game 6.