Rantanen: Stars must 'reset' facing elimination

The Dallas Stars know it's do-or-die time and need to rediscover their game after falling behind 3-1 in the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night.

"It's time to reset again," Mikko Rantanen said, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun. "It's not over until somebody wins four games. Now we go to home ice. You don't think about what the series is. It's about just win one game. And try to come back to Alberta."

The Stars' offense has dried up over the past three games. After scoring six times in the series opener, Dallas has managed only three goals since despite creating plenty of chances at five-on-five.

"A little bit of the same story, right? Just can't get that lead," head coach Pete DeBoer said. "Yeah, I loved our first period. Other than I thought we missed the net too much. I think 15 missed shots. We've got to make it a little bit tougher and make sure we're hitting nets in those situations. But really, to play a period like that and not get out even or up, you're actually down a goal, is a tough spot."

The Stars boasted the third-best offense in the regular season and had little issue scoring through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Rantanen was the driving force of Dallas' attack early in the postseason, but he's managed only two assists so far against the Oilers.

"I try to help and haven't been able to do it as much this series as would be needed to win games," Rantanen said. "So, I will try to reset myself tomorrow and try to find some keys to get a bounce or two and try to help us win a game."

Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday night in Dallas.