Poehling OT-winner seals another Ducks comeback, 3-1 series lead over Oilers
Anaheim erases another two-goal first-period deficit, and ties the game in the third period, before Poehling's overtime squeaker holds up on review in Game 4.
The Anaheim Ducks celebrate a goal during an NHL playoff game against The Edmonton Oilers, April 26th, 2026 in Anaheim California. ANAHEIM, Calif. – This series seemed destined to reach an overtime at some point, and with another multigoal comeback under their belts, the Anaheim Ducks sent this to overtime and earned the favor of Lady Luck one more time.
Anaheim erased a 2-0 first-period deficit with a pair of second-period power play goals, and Jeffrey Viel battled for the game-tying goal with 6:29 remaining in regulation. In the Ducks’ first playoff overtime game in nine years, Ryan Poehling scored the delayed-reaction, confirmed-on-review winner to take Game 4 over the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, on Sunday at Honda Center. Mason McTavish stripped Trent Frederic off the Oilers clearing attempt, and fed Poehling down the left-wing wall.
Poehling then fed the puck in front, and with Darnell Nurse tied up with Chris Kreider, the puck deflected off Nurse and squeezed through Tristan Jarry. The puck had enough momentum to slide over the goal line for the winner. “I thought I saw some white (between the puck and the goal line) when I was behind the net,” Poehling said, “and then everyone was celebrating.
Did that go in? I’m like, I think so. I thought right away that it crossed the line.
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