Ducks hold off Oilers rally to win Game 2 as series is tied up 1-1

[p]Both teams combined for 65 shots on goal as Anaheim goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dostal-lukas/vRjSW5ZF/"]Lukas Dostal[/a] led the way with 33 saves. [/p][p]Despite outshooting the Ducks in every single period and rallying back from being down 4-2, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Oilers[/a] couldn't hold on in the end. [/p][p]The series now heads to Anaheim for Game 3 (April 24th) and Game 4 (April 26th). [/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]After both teams exchanged minor penalties within the first six minutes of the game, it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Edmonton[/a] who got on the board first. [/p][p][b]And who else but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draisaitl-leon/M1Ed8wTa/"]Leon Draisaitl[/a] with a dagger from his spot to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]1-0[/a].[/b][/p][p]The goal marked Draisaitl's first since returning from injury and his 53rd through 98 playoff games. That is the second-most goals from a non-USA-born player before reaching 100 games. The first? Former Oiler [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kurri-jari/GEyXR7Da/"]Jari Kurri[/a], who had 66 goals. [/p][embed guid="10bb2fdb-81ac-48f3-a8bf-8fefded66afd" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047140879215804867?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Edmonton's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nurse-darnell/tOMGwoaM/"]Darnell Nurse[/a] would record the team's second penalty of the game, which eventually led to when things started to smell trouble for the Oilers[/p][p][b]Cutter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauthier-cutter/Aua8QuVu/"]Gauthier[/a] put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Anaheim[/a] on the board with his first goal of the playoffs to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]1-1[/a] with almost seven minutes left in the first. [/b][/p][p]The Ducks had 68 game-tying goals during the regular season, which was the second-most by a team in a single season in NHL history. [/p][embed guid="a0c9f9be-fbb6-452d-a705-5571992d87a1" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047143316538499451?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]A crazy second period[/h2][p]Enter the second period when the Ducks began to find their stride.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trouba-jacob/OrM8chCS/"]Jacob Trouba[/a] scored the first of what would be three goals for the Ducks to take a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]2-1[/a] series lead, with assists from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/terry-troy/GKerOq26/"]Troy Terry[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lacombe-jackson/WGymA2rC/"]Jackson LaCombe[/a].[/b][/p][p]Terry became the first Ducks player since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/getzlaf-ryan/QwBxaPBd/"]Ryan Getzlaf[/a] in 2017 to record four points (two goals, two assists) through two playoff games. [/p][embed guid="032bee2d-914f-4e1f-a1d1-2cb07dce5b7a" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047152386825724409?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Less than three minutes later, the Ducks kept pouring it on. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/savoie-matthew/jwQhxQS8/"]Matt Savoie[/a] committed the only penalty for the Oilers in the second period and Anaheim grabbed that chance with both hands. [/p][p][b]Former two-time Stanley Cup champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/killorn-alexander/88c96MCR/"]Alex Killorn[/a] also scored his first goal of the playoffs to put the Ducks up to a commanding [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]3-1[/a] lead. [/b][/p][p]It marked LaCombe's second assist of the game, Killhorn's second point, and Gauthier's second. Both Killhorn and Gauthier both had assists on the other's goal.[/p][embed guid="cc53b705-5873-49d3-8901-f0fb4d0f0f9e" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047154132532785430?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]After scoring the first goal of the game, Draisaitl would pick up his first assist on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murphy-connor/n9ad9YVq/"]Connor Murphy[/a]'s first goal of the playoffs that pulled the Oilers within one. [/b][/p][p]Murphy became the oldest defenseman in franchise history to record his first playoff goal at 33 years, 27 days, beating out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/staios-steve/Q7t3C5X5/"]Steve Staios[/a] (32 years, 299 days). [/p][p]Game 2 marked Draisaitl's 45th multi-point career playoff game, surpassing hockey legends [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bossy-mike/2BVrjSUB/"]Mike Bossy[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordie-howe/d8sGxVZ2/"]Gordie Howe[/a] on the all-time list to move into 21st place, where he's tied with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marchand-brad/zDWpAiQ9/"]Brad Marchand[/a].[/p][embed guid="76bb586f-b61b-4e47-97e8-6294ade47888" url="https://x.com/EdmontonOilers/status/2047157060991938870?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Then, Edmonton's superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcdavid-connor/0018zFz5/"]Connor McDavid[/a] would make a grave mistake and commit a turnover in his end during the team's third power that led to an Anaheim goal.[/p][p][b]Killhorn would pick up his second assist and third point of Game 2 on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/poehling-ryan/vL9bXAgi/"]Ryan Poehling[/a]'s short-handed goal that put the Ducks up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]4-2[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Poehling became the seventh Ducks player in franchise history to record a short-handed playoff goal and the first since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cogliano-andrew/raNSN8lc/"]Andrew Cogliano[/a] in 2014.[/p][embed guid="df2d0754-a6d7-4944-9f9b-fbad05b89543" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047161996735348921?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Edmonton would take advantage and find a way to pull it back within one before heading into the third period. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hyman-zach/Q5N9zvD2/"]Zach Hyman[/a] earned his first goal of the playoffs off a tap-in with assists from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekholm-mattias/nTVEOZT1/"]Mattias Ekholm[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nugent-hopkins-ryan/h85tUf7g/"]Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[/a] to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]4-3[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="8a482204-ab0c-41dc-9287-dcbebbb20326" url="https://x.com/EdmontonOilers/status/2047161005449638092?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Enter the third[/h2][p]After a clean first 14 minutes of the period that saw no penalties or no goals, Edmonton got on the board as they rallied back. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samanski-joshua/GMfO9uJT/"]Josh Samanski[/a] scored a wrister to tie things up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]4-4[/a] for Edmonton with six minutes left remaining in the third. [/b][/p][p]It was the 23-year-old's first career playoff goal, which came off an assist from 22-year-old Matt Savoie, the first of his playoff career, and veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roslovic-jack/rqiaoV85/"]Jack Roslovic[/a], who picked up his first assist of these playoffs. [/p][embed guid="4c4ffac1-374e-4345-81dd-5bbbe818de08" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047172145948606680?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]A little more than a minute later, the Ducks would retaliate off the ensuing face-off. [/p][p][b]Gauthier scored his second of the game after the puck bounced around in front of the Oilers net as the Ducks took a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=pOueYGfL"]5-4[/a] lead with less than five minutes to go before an empty-netter from Poeling ended it 6-4.[/b][/p][embed guid="634d778e-6750-410a-ae12-a58c86f58870" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047173414926836144?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]