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Ducks fall to Oilers on late goal in 1st playoff game since 2018

April 21, 2026

EDMONTON, Alberta — It had been 2,924 days, or two days short of eight calendar years since the Ducks last played in a Stanley Cup playoff game.

And when you compare playoff experience between the Ducks and the playoff-veteran Edmonton Oilers, it’s not even close.

The Ducks surrendered two goals in the final nine minutes, including the game-winner with 1:54 left, in a 4-3 loss in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Monday night at Rogers Place – but they certainly showed the Oilers they’re not going to back down.

The Ducks overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first period to take a 3-2 lead going into the third period, but the Oilers were able to pull off their third-period comeback with goals from Jason Dickinson and Kasperi Kapanen to gain the early edge in the best-of-seven series.

Game 2 is Wednesday night before the series shifts to Anaheim for Game 3 on Friday night.

Troy Terry scored twice, while Leo Carlsson scored the other goal for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal was solid in net with 30 saves in his playoff debut.

Dickinson and Kapanen also scored both goals in the first period to help propel Edmonton to victory.

Between their playoff drought and the fact that three-quarters of the players on their roster were making their playoff debuts, there were some first-period jitters for the Ducks.

They were outshot 13-4 in the opening frame, and the Oilers scored twice in a 1-minute span late in the period to grab their 2-0 lead.

But the Ducks showed plenty of character in the second period.

Terry’s first goal came just 19 seconds into the middle frame.

Then at the 4:38 mark, Terry jumped on a turnover by Evan Bouchard in the corner and got the puck to Carlsson, who made no mistake beating Ingram to tie the score at 2-2.

Then, with Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the penalty box, Terry needed just six seconds to score his second of the game, this time on the power play to give the visitors a 3-2 lead.

Down a goal entering the third, the two-time defending Western Conference champs pushed back in the third period looking for the tying goal, and Ducks rookie Beckett Sennecke will have nightmares.

Midway through the third, Sennecke had a glorious chance to make it a two-goal game, but Connor Ingram made the biggest of his 24 saves, robbing Sennecke from the slot, and then moments later Dickinson delivered the equalizer when he pounced on a rebound off a Mattias Ekholm shot to knot the score at 3-3 with 8:30 left. Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas lost his footing while defending a rush on the play.

The Oilers continued to pour it on, and Kapanen tallied the winner with 1:54 left, converting on a one-timer from the slot off a feed from behind the Ducks’ net by Vasily Podkolzin.

Jake Walman, Leon Draisaitl and Podkolzin had two assists apiece for Edmonton, which finished second in the Pacific Division. Draisaitl, who had 97 points in 65 games this season, had missed the final 14 games of the regular season with a lower-body injury.

GOAL CALLED OFF

Tim Washe appeared to score his first-career playoff goal, and the game’s first, during the first period, but it was called off for goaltender interference after it was ruled Washe made contact with Connor Ingram just outside the crease before he buried the rebound.

SPECIAL TEAMS W

Special teams are going to play a big role in this series – especially the penalty kill for the Ducks.

In Game 1, they won the special teams battle, holding the Oilers’ top-ranked power play off the scoresheet (0 for 2), and they scored once with the man advantage in their two opportunities.

More to come on this story.

Orange County Register

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Ducks fall to Oilers on late goal in 1st playoff game since 2018

GOAL CALLED OFF

SPECIAL TEAMS W

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