His Edmonton Oilers looked flat, outclassed by the defending champion Florida Panthers, and were in danger of a third consecutive loss in their Stanley Cup Final rematch that would have put them on the brink of losing once again. In the locker room at the first intermission, he offered some words of wisdom.

And then Edmonton made the final strike, with Leon Draisaitl scoring 11:18 into overtime to seal the Oilers’ 5-4 win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena. The best-of-7 series is now tied 2-2. Game 5 is Saturday at 8 p.m. from Edmonton’s Rogers Place.