The Sharks and Oilers each feel the lopsided outcome of Game 4 has little bearing on Game 5.
"I think we got better, but [Thursday] is a new game, and that's our mindset right now," Sharks center Joe Thornton said.
Thornton was asked if momentum carries over from one game to the next in the playoffs.
"If we win tonight, yeah, if we lose, no," he said.
The Oilers put the loss behind them.
"It was done early, it was forgotten about really quick," captain Connor McDavid said. "We got a split in San Jose. It doesn't matter how we got to this point; it's 2-2, and we have to win two of three."