The difference 24 hours can make in a playoff series is huge.

On Wednesday night, the Soo Thunderbirds dropped a 4-3 decision to the Rayside-Balfour Canadians to fall behind in their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff series.

Thursday night saw the Thunderbirds battle back with a convincing 8-2 victory over the Canadians to tie the series at two games apiece.

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