The Edmonton Oilers need to draw their line in the Florida sand Thursday and refuse to take another backward step.

They either shake off their anemic 6-1 defeat in Game 3 and fight back or they can kiss the Stanley Cup goodbye.

This is it. They win Game 4 or there is a 97 per cent chance Connor McDavid and company lose the series and spend another hot summer wondering where it all went wrong.

“We have to find a way to win a game, that’s it,” said the Oilers captain. “That’s the only message. Game 4 is a really big game; you go back home 2-2 or down 3-1. It’s a big swing game.

“If you win Game 4, you’re going home with a lot of momentum. Just like them, they found a way to win Game 2 and came home with a lot of momentum. It’s a pivotal game, there’s no doubt about it.”

Once again,

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