Oilers unable to keep up with Ducks in Game 3 loss
Connor McDavid finally gets on the scoresheet, but still doesn't look like himself as the Edmonton Oilers now trail, 2-1, in the first round against the Anaheim Ducks.
Kasperi Kapanen #42 of the Edmonton Oilers (center) celebrates with teammates Vasily Podkolzin #92 (left) and Connor Murphy #5 (right after scoring a goal during an NHL Playoffs game against the Anaheim Ducks on April 24, 2026 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s becoming all too familiar for the Edmonton Oilers at this point.
Heading into these playoffs, the Oilers had trailed in three of the last four years in the first round. They once again find themselves down in the opening round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but this time it looks different. Uncharacteristic mistakes and an overall underperformance of their star players have put the Oilers in a 2-1 hole in the first round after Friday night’s 7-4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
“We've got an experienced group in here,” Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. “We've been through this before. Two years ago, we were down.
Last year, we were down again in the first round. It's nothing new to us. We've just got to bring it.
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