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Ducks rally twice, upend Oilers in OT for 3-1 lead
Ryan Poehling scored the winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday and put them one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Cutter Gauthier, Mikael Granlund and Jeffery Viel also scored for the Ducks in the comeback victory tha...

Oilers to start G Tristan Jarry over Connor Ingram in Game 4 vs. Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers tabbed Tristan Jarry as their starting goalie for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the host Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of the series, but the higher-seeded Oilers have fallen behind ...

Oilers not saying if Tristan Jarry or Connor Ingram will man net in Game 4
Connor Ingram served as the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender for the first three games of their Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks.,But with the higher-seeded Oilers trailing 2-1 in this best-of-seven set heading into Game 4 in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday night, might head co...

Oilers in familiar spot trailing high-scoring Ducks in series
The Edmonton Oilers need to repeat history. Again.,The Oilers are looking to kick off yet another series comeback when they continue their Western Conference first-round playoff series on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.,During runs to the Stanley Cup final in each of the past two sprin...

Ducks rally to upend Oilers, grab series lead in Game 3
Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored goals 42 seconds apart early in the third period to spark the host Anaheim Ducks to a 7-4 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and give them a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.,Mikael Granlund tallied once in a three-point performan...

Cutter Gauthier's 3-point game sparks Ducks' Game 2 win over Oilers
Cutter Gauthier produced two goals and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday.,Game 3 is on Friday in Anaheim.,Ryan Poehling also scored twice for the Ducks, who earned their first pl...

'We're right there': Ducks hungry to even series with Oilers
After feeling like they let a win slip from their grasp in the series opener, the Anaheim Ducks will try to regroup for Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.,The Oilers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Monday when they sc...

Oilers squander 2-goal lead, then come back to edge Ducks
Kasperi Kapanen netted his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers recovered for a 4-3 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round series on Monday.,Kapanen scored with a one-timer from the slot off a feed from behin...

Leon Draisaitl set to return as Oilers battle Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers could be getting Leon Draisaitl back at just the right time.,Draisaitl practiced for a second straight day on Sunday heading into Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.,Draisaitl sustained a lower-body injury agains...

Behind Matt Savoie's hat trick, Oilers wrap up 2nd in Pacific
Matt Savoie finished the regular season with his first NHL hat trick, helping host Edmonton steam to a 6-1 win over Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, giving the Oilers home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.,With the victory in the regular-season finale, Edmonton (41-30-11, 93 points) cl...

Oilers can wrap up home ice in playoffs with win over Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers cannot win the Pacific Division, but home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs remains in play for the two-time defending Western Conference champions as the Vancouver Canucks arrive on Thursday for the regular-season finale.,Edmonton also will welcome bac...

Oilers fall to Avs in shootout, slip 2 points back of Knights
Nathan MacKinnon scored the decisive goal in a shootout, Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves through regulation and overtime plus one more in the shootout, and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night.,Sam Malinksi scored in regulation and Valeri Nichushkin and Martin N...

Avalanche, Oilers persisting through litany of injuries
The Colorado Avalanche clinched the Central Division and the NHL's top overall seed. Now they are having a say in who is the other division winner in the Western Conference.,Colorado (52-16-11, 115 points) completes back-to-back games against Pacific Division contenders when it plays at the Edmonton...

Five NHL teams could clinch playoff spots Saturday
Some further clarity about the NHL playoff picture could come Saturday.,Nine of the 16 postseason spots have been clinched. As many as five more could be clinched depending on results from the crowded slate of 15 games that kicks off the final weekend of the regular season.,In the Eastern Conference...

Connor McDavid racks up 3 goals, 5 points as Oilers trounce Sharks
Connor McDavid scored a hat trick and added a pair of assists, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the host San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.,Edmonton (40-29-10, 90 points) improved to 6-1-1 in its past eight games and moved two points ahead of the idle Vegas Golden Knights atop the ...

Ascending Sharks take aim at Connor McDavid, Oilers
The San Jose Sharks will look to keep pace in the Western Conference wild-card race when they conclude a six-game homestand against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.,William Eklund collected a goal and an assist in San Jose's 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. Kiefer Sherwood and W...

Clayton Keller's OT goal caps Mammoth's rally past Oilers
Clayton Keller scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Utah Mammoth rallied to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Tuesday night.,The Mammoth went on the power play 25 seconds into overtime, and Keller scored on a snap shot that went over Tristan Jarry's shoulder and into the net.,Nick Schmalt...

Mammoth host Oilers in high-stakes contest for playoff positioning
The Utah Mammoth continue their push for a playoff berth as they host the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.,This will be the third and final game between these teams this season. The Oilers won the first two meetings of the season and have won five straight in the overall series.,T...

Oilers' Leon Draisaitl might not be ready for playoff opener
Out with a lower-body injury since March 15, Edmonton Oilers star forward Leon Draisaitl might miss the beginning of the Stanley Cup playoffs, coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters on Monday.,"Leon is going to be on the ice this week and I don't anticipate him playing any games in the regular season, ...

Golden Knights win 3rd straight, glide past Oilers
Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and forward Brett Howden had a goal and an assist each to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,Colton Sissons, captain Mark Stone and defenseman Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Golden Knights (35-26-16, 86 points), ...