The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in overtime in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday. The Ducks now lead the series 3-1.
First Period: Oilers Strike First
- Kasperi Kapanen opened the scoring just 38 seconds into the game.
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added a power-play goal at 6:32.
- The Oilers led 2-0 after the first period.
Second Period: Anaheim Answers
- The Ducks tied the game in the second period with two power-play goals.
- Cutter Gauthier and Mikael Granlund each found the back of the net.
Third Period: Back and Forth
- Edmonton regained the lead on a power-play goal by Evan Bouchard at 3:27 of the third period.
- Anaheim tied the game at 3-3 with 6:29 remaining on a goal by Jeffrey Viel.
Overtime: Poehling Seals It
- Ryan Poehling scored the game winner at 2:28 of overtime.
- The goal was confirmed after a video review.
Key Details
- Tristan Jarry started in goal for Edmonton, stopping 34 of 38 shots.
- Lukas Dostal made 24 saves for Anaheim.
- The Ducks' power play scored two goals; they have scored power-play goals in all four games of the series.
- Edmonton's power play scored two goals, ending a previous 0-for-6 drought.
- Jason Dickinson returned to the Oilers lineup after missing Games 2 and 3 with an ankle injury.
- Pavel Mintyukov was involved in both Oilers' first-period goals: he failed to tie up Kapanen's stick on the first goal, and a shot deflected off his skate on the second.
Series Outlook
Game 5 will be played in Edmonton on Tuesday. The Ducks have a chance to eliminate the Oilers.