Oilers vs. Ducks Game 4: Key takeaways as Anaheim rallies twice, wins in overtime
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The Anaheim Ducks overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in overtime in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, taking a 3-1 series lead with Ryan Poehling scoring the game-winning goal after video review confirmed the puck crossed the line.
- Edmonton goalie Tristan Jarry, starting over Connor Ingram, made 34 saves, but the Oilers' power play, which had struggled early in the series, scored twice in the game, including goals by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard.
- Anaheim's power play, previously ranked 23rd in the NHL, has been effective against Edmonton, scoring in all four games of the series with notable contributions from Cutter Gauthier and Mikael Granlund.
- The Ducks' goalie Lukas Dostal made several critical saves in the third period, including key stops on Connor McDavid, helping preserve the tie and force overtime.
- Edmonton's Jason Dickinson returned from injury and provided defensive stability, but rookie Pavel Mintyukov had a tough start, contributing to early Oilers goals by failing to contain opposing players and inadvertently deflecting a puck into his own net.
