Oilers steal OT comeback
- Edmonton rallied to beat Anaheim 4–3 in overtime, coming back late to take the win. (x.com) (youtube.com) - The Oilers finished with an OT winner after scoring late in regulation to force the extra period. (x.com) (youtube.com) - Those late-game heroics put the Ducks on theater-of-errors notice and highlight Edmonton’s clutch scoring depth. (x.com) (youtube.com)
Edmonton opened its first-round series by erasing a third-period deficit and beating Anaheim 4-3 on Kasperi Kapanen’s late winner on April 20. (nhl.com) The Oilers led 2-0 after first-period goals from Jason Dickinson and Kapanen, then gave up three straight in the second period as Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry, twice, put Anaheim ahead 3-2. (espn.com) Kapanen tied it with 1:54 left in regulation, and Dickinson scored the overtime winner to complete Edmonton’s rally in Game 1 at Rogers Place. (nhl.com) That swing gave Edmonton a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series after the Oilers finished the regular season with 93 points and the Ducks with 92. (espn.com) Anaheim’s push came from younger core pieces who changed the game in the middle period, including Carlsson and Terry, but the Ducks left Edmonton without the opener after allowing two late goals. (nhl.com) The result fit a recent pattern between the clubs. Edmonton beat Anaheim 7-4 on January 26 and 4-2 on March 28, while the Ducks took a 6-5 comeback win on February 25 in the regular season. (nhl.com; nhl.com) For Edmonton, the comeback came without leaning on a single scorer: Dickinson and Kapanen accounted for all four goals, with each player scoring twice. (nhl.com) For Anaheim, the opener was close enough to show the margin in the series may be thin, but the scoreboard turned on the final 1:54 of regulation and one overtime finish. (espn.com)
