Oilers lose on reviewed OT goal, down 3-1 in series

The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored during an NHL playoff game against The Anaheim Ducks, April 26th, 2026 in Anaheim California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Edmonton Oilers have lost a playoff game in Anaheim where they blew a multi-goal lead and were on the wrong end of a controversial goal review.

Nine years ago, it was The Comeback on Katella when the Oilers lost a 3-0 lead with three minutes left, with the tying goal requiring a controversial goaltender interference review that went the Ducks’ way. The Ducks won that game in double overtime to take a 3-2 series lead in the second round of the 2017 playoffs. On Sunday night, the Oilers saw a 2-0 and 3-2 lead disappear in regulation, and their hearts broke in overtime when the officials announced that Ryan Poehling’s shot did indeed completely cross the goal line after a lengthy review.

That call gave the Ducks the 4-3 win to take a commanding 3-1 series lead as the series shifts back to Edmonton. “We're in a hole,” Connor McDavid said. “We're in a hole, no doubt about it.

” Poehling sent a shot towards the Edmonton crease, and the puck bounced off the skate of Darnell Nurse and trickled through the legs of Tristan Jarry. Everyone on the ice reacted as if Jarry had covered the puck, except for Poehling, who skated behind the net to see the puck over the line and then began pointing at the net to signal a good goal. The confusion further intensified when the officials huddled up and talked it over, as no call was made to that point.