What Happened
The Anaheim Ducks opened a 2-0 lead over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, scoring on the power play and controlling play at five-on-five in the first period. Edmonton responded after the intermission. Evan Bouchard scored 11 seconds into the second period, Kasperi Kapanen tied it with a power-play one-timer at 6:30, and Bouchard, Vasily Podkolzin and Connor McDavid followed as the Oilers won 5-2 on the road.
Key Details
- Ducks led 2-0 after the first period, including a power-play goal.
- Bouchard scored 11 seconds into the second period to make it 2-1.
- Kapanen tied the game on the power play at 6:30 of the second.
- Bouchard, Podkolzin and McDavid also scored for Edmonton.
- Ville Husso replaced Lukas Dostal in the Anaheim net for the third period.
- Final: Oilers 5, Ducks 2.
What It Means
The result marked a sharp turnaround for Edmonton after a first period in which Anaheim dictated play, echoing the Ducks' six-game Round 1 series win from the previous season. Coach Mike Babcock said his group discussed being more competitive at the intermission, and the Oilers' response produced five unanswered goals. Anaheim's goaltending change came after Dostal allowed four goals through two periods.