EDMONTON, Alberta — The Carolina Hurricanes are tired of talking about Ryan Smyth's disputed goal.

Sure, they're still a bit ticked that Smyth's winning score in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals was allowed to stand even though he was in the crease and may have interfered with goalie Cam Ward.

No use worrying about it now. There's another game to play, another chance to take a commanding lead in the series.

"It's over," left winger Cory Stillman said after the Hurricanes practiced Sunday. "If we keep dwelling on that, we're in trouble. It happened. They won the game. They deserved to win the game."

Smyth's goal with just over two minutes remaining gave the Oilers a 2-1 win and reduced Carolina's lead in the series to the same margin.

Game 4 is Monday night. If the Hurricanes can pull off the first road win of the series, they'll return to Tobacco Road with a chance to wrap up the championship two nights later.

"I don't care about the last game anymore," defenseman Bret Hedican said tersely. "I'm not even thinking about it. The series is 2-1 and we've got a game (Monday) night. It takes four wins. We understand that. All we're thinking about is trying to get that third win."

Still, there was plenty of talk about Smyth's goal during an off day. From Edmonton's perspective, it was a gritty, blue-collar thing of beauty. From the Hurricanes' point of view, Ward didn't really have a chance to cover the puck because Smyth was in the crease.

Leave it to wily veteran Mike Peca of the Oilers to sum things up best: "If I was on the other side, it would be easy to complain about that play. If I'm on the team that scores the goal, I think it's a good play."

With the clock winding down and overtime looming, Edmonton's Alex Hemsky got off a shot from the right circle that was blocked by Ward. The rookie goalie couldn't control the rebound, however, and Smyth crashed the net looking to get a piece of the puck, a trademark play for the rugged forward who's known for scoring ugly goals.

At that point, things get a little fuzzy. Ward swiped at the puck, which appeared to bounce off Smyth's chest and may have caught the shaft of his stick as well. Somehow, it got under the fallen Ward and slowly crossed the line, just inside the right post.

When referee Paul Devorski gave the signal for a goal from behind the net, Smyth was clearly in the crease and hovering above Ward, who took a whack at the Edmonton player's legs out of frustration.

Smyth's goal was reviewed by the replay officials.