Ducks rally from blown lead for first playoff win in 9 years, tie series in Edmonton
Cutter Gauthier scored two goals, including the go-ahead marker with five minutes remaining after Edmonton erased a two-goal lead. Lukáš Dostál made 33 saves, as Anaheim held Connor McDavid scoreless through the first two games of the series.
Apr 22, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Anaheim Ducks celebrate a goal scored by forward Alex Killorn (17) during the second period against the Edmonton Oilers in game two of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place. EDMONTON, AB – For the first time in nine long arduous years, the Anaheim Ducks have won a Stanley Cup Playoff game. After the Edmonton Oilers erased a two-goal Ducks lead with just over six minutes remaining, Cutter Gauthier netted his second goal of the game with just under five minutes to play, and Ryan Poehling locked down the game with an empty-net strike to capture Game 2, 6-4, on Wednesday at Rogers Place.
With the series tied 1-1, Anaheim returns home on Friday for Game 3 for the first playoff game at Honda Center since 2018. “It's a huge honor,” Gauthier said of being the man to snap the drought. “It's been a long, long time that the Ducks made it to the playoffs.
So being in this position, we're super happy and grateful, but we're not gonna take it for granted either. So, every single night we go in and we have a game against these guys, we're gonna give it our all. And you're going to see that Friday night as well.
” Gauthier–Anaheim’s leading scorer from the regular season and a 40-goal man–got his first strike of the series on the power play, part of a three-point game. Alex Killorn responded to a personally subpar Game 1 with a three-point night, including a power play goal and shorthanded assist. The Ducks went 2-for-3 on the power play with Killorn and Gauthier’s tallies, and Anaheim also shut down all four Edmonton power plays, including a shorthanded marker from Ryan Poehling.
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