"I think we've learned so many lessons in this playoff round," Draisaitl said. "We've won a game in every different way, we've lost a game in every different way. We've come back, we've lost the lead, I think we've been through it all in this playoff run, and now it's just a matter of showing up. We need guys to play their best tomorrow night and I'm very confident we will.
"I don't think we'll be nervous, I think we'll be excited, we'll be ready to go. Obviously, a lot of us, including me, we haven't been in this situation, going into Game 7, but if you make too big of a big deal about it, you'll get nervous. For us, it's just a matter of going out there and playing our game and trying to win this game."
The Oilers have responded well to adversity in the playoffs. After losing 7-0 at the Sharks in Game 4 of the first round, Edmonton won 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 and 3-1 in Game 6 to win the series.
Against Anaheim, Edmonton lost 4-3 in overtime in Game 3, blowing a 3-0 lead with 3:16 left in the third period and responded with a 7-1 win.
"The mindset has to be putting ourselves back in Game 4 against San Jose of losing a game like that and rebounding," Oilers forward Milan Lucic said. "You have to prepare like we did for Game 6 but you also need some caution that it's not going to be easy again because you scored seven goals the game before."
Oilers coach Todd McLellan said, "Preparation is important and we're doing that right now. First of all, we rest, we get preparation, and we play our game. It's going to sound a lot like what they're saying. If you over-emphasize anything, you play outside you skin, we've done that in the playoffs already where it's caused us problems. We prepare like it's any other day, we have the same order of meetings, we have the same adjustments, and we expect the players to play at their best, leave it all on the ice, look up at the scoreboard at the end of the night and believe that it can favor you."