Power Play, Speed Help Ducks Push Oilers to Brink of Elimination

Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images The Edmonton Oilers simply can’t handle the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks rallied from a two-goal hole and took a commanding advantage over the two-time reigning Western Conference champions with a 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers at a raucous Honda Center on Sunday night. Ryan Poehling scored the game-winning goal at 2:29 of overtime on a seeing-eye shot that flummoxed Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry.

After a lengthy review, officials ruled the puck had completely crossed the goal line. Cutter Gauthier, Mikael Granlund and Jeffrey Viel each scored for Anaheim, and Lukas Dostal made 24 saves. Here are the Game 4 takeaways: Ryan Poehling’s Game-Winning Goal Was Controversial Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images The question lingering long after the game ended was whether Poehling’s shot actually crossed the line.

“I thought I saw some white [ice] when I was kind of behind the net,” Poehling said. “Then everyone was celebrating … but I thought right away it had crossed the line. ” The call on the ice was that Jarry had stopped the puck and covered it.

Connor Murphy pushed the puck from behind the Oilers goalie under him, but after a lengthy video review the call on the ice was a goal. “When you look at the replay, we all thought it was in,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said . “It was obviously a huge win for us and a huge goal and the first time we got the lead.