3 Takeaways From the Oilers’ 5-4 Loss to the Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers fell 5-4 to the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Place on Thursday night despite Connor McDavid factoring in all four Edmonton goals. Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke scored two goals each for Anaheim, while Cutter Gauthier also tallied. Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Kasperi Kapanen, and McDavid scored for Edmonton as Ducks goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 23 shots for the win.

A controversial first-period sequence saw Edmonton's Vasily Podkolzin receive an instigator penalty and game misconduct following Drew Helleson's hit on McDavid, leading to Anaheim's opening power-play goal. Oilers goaltender Matt Tomkins surrendered five goals on 21 shots amid unlucky bounces, and a late Edmonton rally fell short despite third-period goals from Kapanen and Draisaitl.