The Edmonton Oilers scored five unanswered goals in the second period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday at Honda Center, erasing an early two-goal deficit. Evan Bouchard scored twice and added an assist, while Leon Draisaitl set up four of Edmonton’s five goals.
Anaheim built its lead on the power play behind two goals from Beckett Sennecke, but the Ducks could not solve Devon Levi or Edmonton’s blue line after the first intermission. Lukas Dostal allowed all five Edmonton goals on 17 shots before Ville Husso finished the game in relief, stopping both shots he faced.
Key Moments: How Edmonton’s Second-Period Surge Unfolded
Sennecke opened the scoring at 4:11 of the first period, beating Levi through the pads, then struck again at 15:28 by redirecting a Leo Carlsson pass to make it 2-0. Both goals came on Anaheim power plays, part of a night in which the Ducks went 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
Edmonton answered immediately to start the second period. Bouchard scored 11 seconds into the second period on a slap shot from the right point to cut the deficit to 2-1. Kasperi Kapanen tied it 2-2 at 6:30 with a power-play one-timer, his 100th career NHL goal.
Bouchard struck again at 14:12 with his NHL-leading sixth goal of the season, putting Edmonton ahead 3-2. Vasily Podkolzin extended the lead to 4-2 at 16:49 on a breakaway set up by a stretch pass from Draisaitl, and Connor McDavid capped the five-goal period during 4-on-4 play with 52 seconds remaining to make it 5-2. Anaheim pulled Husso late for a 6-on-3 attack but could not get another puck past Levi.
Top Performers From Both Teams
Bouchard finished with two goals and an assist for three points, and Draisaitl collected four assists without a goal. McDavid added a goal and two assists. Levi stopped 29 of 31 shots for Edmonton.
Sennecke led Anaheim with two goals, and Carlsson had two assists. Dostal allowed five goals on 17 shots in just under 40 minutes before Husso took over and made two saves in relief.
What It Means: Standings And Season Series
Edmonton improved to 3-0-1 and has won three straight games to start the season, sitting atop the Pacific Division with 7 points. Anaheim fell to 2-1-0 with 4 points. Edmonton also leads the season series between the two teams 1-0. Wednesday’s game was the opener of a three-game trip through California for the Oilers.
What’s Next For The Oilers And Ducks
Edmonton continues its California road trip following the win, while Anaheim looks to regroup after seeing an early two-goal lead evaporate in the second period.
For more on Edmonton’s recent form, see the recap of McDavid’s two-point game against the Kraken and the update on Zach Hyman’s injury. Full details on the game appear via NHL.com’s official recap.
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