Sunday, April 26, 2026

Oilers vs Ducks Round 1 Game 4

NHL Stanley Cup Chase

4-3 Ducks OT FINAL

Ducks lead series 3-1

Game Notes

Game 4 arrives with the Oilers staring straight at the kind of gut‑check night that decides whether a series bends or breaks. They weren’t just beaten in Game 3—they were exposed. Anaheim carved them up in transition, forced their depth into bad reads, and turned Dostal’s steadiness into a platform for chaos. Edmonton still has the talent edge, still has McDavid moving like a man who can tilt a rink by himself, but none of that matters if they can’t tighten the layers behind him. Tonight is about posture: cleaner exits, fewer gifts, and a commitment to making the Ducks work for every inch instead of skate downhill for free.

Anaheim, meanwhile, plays with house money and swagger. Gauthier has been a problem every night, Dostal keeps giving them belief, and their young legs have turned this matchup into a track meet the Oilers didn’t plan for. Even if their captain remains a question mark, the Ducks have found a rhythm—fast, opportunistic, and unbothered by reputation. Game 4 becomes a referendum on whether Edmonton can reassert structure or whether Anaheim’s surge is real enough to push the series to the brink. One team is fighting to steady the wheel; the other is trying to rip it out of their hands.

Goaltenders

Ducks: Dostal

Oilers: Jarry

Scoring Summary

1st Period

EDM Kasperi Kapanen (4) J. Walman (4), J. Dickinson (1)

EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2) PPG E. Bouchard (3), C. McDavid (2)

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2nd Period

ANA Cutter Gauthier (3) PPG J. LaCombe (6), A. Killorn (3)

ANA Mikael Granlund (2) PPG L. Carlsson (3), J. Carlson (3)

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3rd Period

EDM Evan Bouchard (1) PPG C. McDavid (3), L. Draisaitl (6)

Jeffrey Viel (2) J. Carlson (4), J. LaCombe (7)

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ANA Ryan Poehling (3) M. McTavish (1)

SEASON SERIES

Friday, April 24, 2026

Oilers vs Ducks Round 1 Game 3

NHL Stanley Cup Chase

7-4 Ducks FINAL

Ducks lead series 2-1

Game Notes

Edmonton is getting run out of the building in Anaheim, and the shape of it tells the story. The Ducks didn’t just out‑finish the Oilers tonight—they out‑read them, out‑waited them, and pounced on every loose seam Edmonton offered. Anaheim’s speed through the middle kept turning Edmonton’s gaps into rush lanes, and once the Ducks stacked a couple of quick ones, the game tilted into that uncomfortable, scrambling posture the Oilers never handle well on the road. Even with McDavid looking like himself again, the support layers behind him kept fraying, and Anaheim feasted on it.

At 7–4 with 1:18 left, this one is basically written in ink. Dostal gave them enough early, Gauthier kept driving the knife, and Anaheim’s depth did the rest. Edmonton got their goals—they always do—but they never controlled the temperature of the night, never dictated pace, never forced the Ducks into the kind of structured grind that usually breaks young teams. Instead, Anaheim played downhill for long stretches, and the Oilers chased. It’s a loss that doesn’t end a series, but it absolutely changes its weather.

Goaltenders

Ducks: Dostal

Oilers: Ingram

Scoring Summary

1st Period

EDM Vasily Podkolzin (1) Unassisted

ANA Mason McTavish (1) D. Helleson (1), T. Hinds (1)

ANA Mikael Granlund (1) PPG C. Kreider (2), L. Carlsson (2)

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2nd Period

EDM Kasperi Kapanen (3) L. Draisaitl (4), C. Murphy (1)

EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) E. Bouchard (1), C. McDavid (1)

ANA Alex Killorn (2) M. Granlund (2), J. Carlson (2)

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3rd Period

ANA Beckett Sennecke (1) M. Granlund (3)

ANA Leo Carlsson (2) T. Terry (3)

EDM Connor McDavid (1) PPG L. Draisaitl (5), E. Bouchard (2)

ANA Jeffrey Viel (1) T. Washe (1), J. LaCombe (5)

Jackson LaCombe (1)EN M. Granlund (4)

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SEASON SERIES

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Ducks vs Oilers Round 1 Game 2

NHL Stanley Cup Chase 6-4 Ducks FINAL

Game Notes

Anaheim punched back in Game 2 with a kind of layered, opportunistic road game that kept Edmonton chasing its own mistakes. The Oilers actually opened well—Draisaitl’s snapper made it 1–0—but the Ducks answered immediately and then kept stacking pressure. Cutter Gauthier’s power‑play equalizer, Trouba’s early‑second wrister, and Killorn’s man‑advantage marker flipped the night on its head. Even when Edmonton pushed back—Murphy’s bomb, Hyman’s net‑front touch—the Ducks kept finding the counterpunch, including a short‑handed dagger from Poehling that made Rogers Place groan.

Edmonton dragged it level at 4–4 on Samanski’s first playoff goal, but the Ducks owned the final minutes. Gauthier’s second of the night, a clean wrist shot off an Edmonton turnover, stood up as the winner, and Poehling’s empty‑netter sealed a 6–4 Anaheim win to knot the series 1–1. The Oilers out‑shot Anaheim 37–28 and carried long stretches of zone time, but the Ducks won the special‑teams battle, the opportunism battle, and the late‑game composure battle. A very different tone heading into Game 3.Goaltenders

Ducks: Dostal

Oilers: Ingram