Concerning Update Emerges at Oilers Practice Regarding Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' Health

There was no word on why he was absent, and if it was due to a new injury, or possibly re-aggravating an older one.

Kris Knoblauch held a practice today, which was supposed to be their day off

The Oilers had originally planned on taking Tuesday off, but Monday's lackluster effort prompted a change in the schedule.

Now trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, the team will take Wednesday off before returning to the ice for a morning skate in preparation for Game 4 on Thursday.

Head coach Kris Knoblauch was not sugarcoating things after the Game 3 defeat, calling on his players to bring a higher level of play to stave off falling into a 3-1 hole returning to Florida.

'Collectively, goaltender, defense, all our forwards, we all have to be better,' Knoblauch said. 'They played a heck of a game, and we're going to have to raise ours.'

Connor McDavid said the same thing, acknowledging the Oilers have not played their best game in the series yet.

'It was a weird game,' McDavid said. 'Obviously it wasn't our best - not our best at all. I don't think our best has shown up all series long. But it's coming. We'll shift the focus to finding a way to get a win in Game 4.'

Game 4 goes Thursday night in Sunrise, Florida, with Game 5 shifting back to Edmonton on Saturday night.