The Edmonton Oilers erased an early two-goal deficit by scoring five straight goals in the second period to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday.
Anaheim capitalized on early power-play chances to take control in the opening frame. Beckett Sennecke scored the first goal on a snap shot at 4:11 off assists from Mikael Granlund and Leo Carlsson. Sennecke doubled the advantage at 15:28, deflecting a tip-in past Devon Levi on another man advantage following passes from Carlsson and Jackson LaCombe.
Edmonton answered with five goals in the second period. Evan Bouchard began the comeback with a slap shot 11 seconds into the frame after a feed from Leon Draisaitl. Kasperi Kapanen tied the score at 6:30 on a power-play snap shot assisted by Connor McDavid and Bouchard. Bouchard gave Edmonton a 3-2 lead at 14:12 with his second slap shot of the period, set up by Draisaitl and McDavid. Vasily Podkolzin widened the lead with a snap shot at 16:49 off an assist from Draisaitl, and McDavid capped the scoring at 19:08 with a snap shot assisted by Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm.
Levi stopped 29 of 31 shots to earn the win for Edmonton as the Oilers killed five of Anaheim's seven power plays. Lukas Dostal took the loss for the Ducks after allowing five goals on 17 shots through two periods. Ville Husso entered in relief for the third period and stopped both shots he faced. Edmonton finished 1-for-4 on the power play and blocked 18 shots.
The win improved Edmonton to 3-0-1 on the season and extended its winning streak to three games. Draisaitl collected four assists, while Bouchard tallied three points with two goals and an assist, and McDavid recorded three points with a goal and two assists. Anaheim dropped to 2-1-0.
Anaheim visits the New York Rangers on Monday, October 19. Edmonton hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, October 20.
