Takeaways from the Ducks 7-4 Win over the Oilers in Game 3, Ducks Lead Series 2-1

The first-round series between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks shifted back to Orange County for Game 3 on Friday, tied at 1-1. Edmonton grabbed Game 1, taking the lead with less than two minutes left in the game, and Anaheim bounced back in Game 2, following a similar script, surrendering a two-goal lead, but they were able to notch the game-winner with roughly five minutes remaining to tie the series. 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 1, Game 3 - Ducks vs.

Oilers Gameday Preview (04/24/26) Joel Quenneville's Cheeky Lineup Adjustment Pays Off On Edmonton’s side, star players Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid were held without points in their first two games, and they lost a pair of centers for Game 2 and Game 3, as Jason Dickinson and Adam Henrique were sidelined with injuries. Radko Gudas would miss his second game in a row with a lower-body injury, as the Ducks looked for their first playoff win at Honda Center since 2017. Here’s how the Ducks lined up in this game: Gauthier-Carlsson-Terry Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke Kreider-Poehling-McTavish Viel-Washe-Moore LaCombe-Trouba Mintyukov-Carlson Hinds-Helleson Lukas Dostal got the start for the Ducks and saved 20 of 24 shots in this game.

Connor Ingram was in Edmonton’s net and stopped 32 of 38. Game Notes The Ducks finally had the start they’d been looking for for the better part of an entire season. They managed 20 shots in the first period, dominating game flow and every facet on a shift-to-shift basis.

A mistake from Ian Moore found its way behind Dostal, and they took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Edmonton expectedly pushed back and snatched the lead early in the second period. However, the ever-resilient Ducks wouldn’t roll over, as they answered with three straight, taking the lead, and never letting their foot off the gas (an issue for them previously).