Oilers fall 5-4 to Ducks to lose second straight

The Anaheim Ducks held on to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Thursday, handing Edmonton their second consecutive loss. Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke led Anaheim with two goals and an assist each, while Cutter Gauthier added another goal to secure the Ducks' third straight victory. Laurent Brossoit turned away 23 shots in goal for Anaheim.

Edmonton responded with goals from Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Kasperi Kapanen, and Leon Draisaitl. McDavid tallied four points to extend his season-opening point streak to 17 games. Fourth-string goaltender Matt Tomkins made 16 saves for the Oilers amidst a goalie injury crisis that led Edmonton to dress Brett Epp as a full-time emergency backup.