Takeaways from the Ducks' 5-1 Loss to the Golden Knights, Vegas wins Series 4-2

The Anaheim Ducks returned home, facing elimination for the first time this postseason after falling to the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime in Game 5. Pavel Dorofeyev was the star of the show, scoring two goals––including the overtime winner––to give the Golden Knights a pivotal 3-2 series lead heading back to Honda Center. The Ducks lost forward Ryan Poehling to injury in the first period after a late hit from Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb.

McNabb had a hearing with NHL Player Safety on Wednesday and was suspended for Game 6. Kaeden Korczak drew back into the lineup in his absence. Takeaways from the Ducks' 3-2 Overtime Loss to the Golden Knights, Vegas Leads Series 3-2 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 2, Game 6 - Ducks vs.

Golden Knights Gameday Preview (05/14/26) With Poehling out, Jansen Harkins drew back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Games 3 and 4. Mason McTavish slid into the middle to center the third line with Jeff Viel and Cutter Gauthier. No other lineup changes were made.

Here's how the Ducks lined up to start Game 5: Kreider-Carlsson-Terry Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke McTavish-Poehling-Gauthier Johnston-Washe-Viel LaCombe-Trouba Mintyukov-Carlson Zellweger-Moore Lukáš Dostál and Carter Hart faced one another once again, with Dostál stopping 16 of 21 shots and Hart stopping 31 of 32 shots. Game Notes Game 6 was almost reminiscent of Game 3 from the jump, with the Ducks conceding a goal on the first shot against and then giving up a shorthanded goal. Mitch Marner was at the forefront of the action once again, as he was in Game 3.