Kapanen scores late to lift Oilers past Ducks - BERITAJA

EDMONTON – Kasperi Kapanen’s 2nd extremity of the game, scored pinch nether 2 minutes near successful the 3rd period, lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 come-from-behind triumph complete the Anaheim Ducks successful the opening crippled of their first-round playoff bid connected Monday.

Jason Dickinson besides scored doubly for the Oilers.

The Oilers (41-30-11 successful regular-season play) saw prima guardant Leon Draisaitl return aft missing the last 14 regular-season games and prime up a brace of assists, arsenic did Jake Walman.

The Oilers are seeking their 3rd consecutive travel to the Stanley Cup final, having mislaid each of the past 2 seasons to the Florida Panthers, who missed retired connected post-season play this year.

Troy Terry had 2 goals and an assistance and Leo Carlsson besides scored for the Ducks (43-33-6), who are successful the post-season for the first clip since 2018.

Connor Ingram made 25 saves, including a doozy successful the dying seconds to grounds the triumph successful Edmonton’s net. Lukas Dostal recorded 30 saves for Anaheim.

The Oilers started the scoring pinch 2:39 remaining successful the first play arsenic Walman made a agelong long walk to Dickinson who undressed Dostal pinch a awesome move. The Oilers were 30-5-5 erstwhile scoring first this season.

Edmonton scored again precisely a infinitesimal later arsenic Kapanen took a provender from Draisaitl and past had 2 cracks astatine his ain rebound to people his first of the playoffs.

The Oilers outshot the Ducks 14-4 successful the first period.

Anaheim only needed 19 seconds into the mediate framework to make it 2-1 arsenic Terry scored connected a immense rebound disconnected a Leo Carlsson shot.

The Ducks tied the crippled 4:38 into the 2nd play arsenic Carlsson returned the favour by banging successful a Terry rebound.

Anaheim recorded 26 comeback wins this season, tied for the convention lead pinch Montreal. The Ducks won 17 games erstwhile trailing by a extremity and 9 erstwhile down by two.

The Ducks took the lead connected the powerfulness play pinch 5:31 near successful the 2nd arsenic Terry, playing his first profession playoff game, sent a changeable done postulation successful for his 2nd of the contest.

Edmonton knotted the crippled astatine 3-3 arsenic Radko Gudas blew a tyre arsenic a immense rebound connected a Mattias Ekholm changeable came to Dickinson for his 2nd extremity of the game.

The Oilers went up 4-3 pinch 1:54 near successful the 3rd arsenic Vasily Podkolzin made a awesome backhand walk from down the nett to group up Kapanen’s 2nd of the game.

NOTES

McDavid’s 138 regular-season points were precisely double that of Ducks’ starring scorer Cutter Gauthier’s 69. It is the 3rd largest spread betwixt each team’s starring scorer successful an opening-round bid successful the past 30 years.

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Game 2 takes spot connected Wednesday successful Edmonton.

This study by BERITAJA was first published April 20, 2026.