Match date: 6 November 2026.
Final score: Oilers 4, Ducks 5.
The Ducks survived a fierce late Edmonton push to beat the Oilers 5-4 on 6 November, after B. Sennecke’s early third-period goal had opened a three-goal cushion. C. McDavid supplied a goal and three assists for the Oilers, but Anaheim’s second-period response to Edmonton taking the lead proved the difference.
Game Story
C. Gauthier put the Ducks ahead at 9:26 of the first period, converting with J. LaCombe and L. Carlsson credited with the assists. The Oilers found their answer in the closing seconds of the frame, E. Bouchard scoring at 19:41 from C. McDavid and R. Nugent-Hopkins.
Edmonton then moved in front at 2:34 of the second when C. McDavid finished from L. Draisaitl and M. Ekholm. The lead lasted only 63 seconds. P. Mintyukov equalised at 3:37, assisted by B. Sennecke and D. Helleson, before scoring again at 6:15 from J. Caulfield and M. Granlund to turn the game back towards Anaheim.
The Ducks added a damaging fourth at 19:22 of the second through B. Sennecke, with T. Luneau and P. Mintyukov setting up the goal. Sennecke struck again at 1:42 of the third, assisted by L. Carlsson and C. Gauthier, to make it 5-2.
That margin was tested late. K. Kapanen scored at 16:24 from R. Nugent-Hopkins and C. McDavid, then L. Draisaitl brought Edmonton within one at 19:15, with C. McDavid and E. Bouchard assisting. The Oilers had given themselves a final chance, but the Ducks saw out the remaining seconds.
Turning Point
P. Mintyukov’s two goals in 2:38 of the second period flipped a 2-1 Oilers lead into a 3-2 Ducks advantage. Edmonton had just gone ahead through C. McDavid, but Anaheim answered immediately and then took control before the period had settled.
Standout Performers
C. McDavid drove Edmonton’s late challenge with one goal and three assists, featuring in all four Oilers goals. For Anaheim, B. Sennecke scored twice and added an assist, including the goal 1:42 into the third that established the eventual winning margin. P. Mintyukov also had a three-point night, scoring both goals that reversed Edmonton’s second-period lead and assisting on Sennecke’s first.
Tactical Observations
The Oilers generated more shots, 27 to the Ducks’ 21, but Anaheim made its scoring bursts count. The decisive separation came after Edmonton moved 2-1 ahead early in the second, with the Ducks scoring three times before the next intermission and once more early in the third. Edmonton’s two late goals made the finish uncomfortable, yet the Ducks’ five-goal return gave L. Brossoit enough protection despite facing 27 shots and making 23 saves. M. Tomkins made 16 saves from 21 shots for the Oilers.
Coach Mark Comment
There is a particular frustration in taking a 2-1 lead and then watching the game tilt the other way before the period is halfway gone. P. Mintyukov’s pair mattered not simply because they were goals from a defenceman, but because the second arrived soon enough to turn Anaheim’s equaliser into a lead they could play with. Edmonton’s late response showed the match was never comfortably finished, and that is the uncomfortable beauty of a one-goal game: the side that creates its margin still has to live with every second after it.
What It Means
Anaheim left with the result because its four-goal stretch from 3:37 of the second period to 1:42 of the third withstood Edmonton’s late attack. The Oilers’ offence produced four goals and a four-point night from C. McDavid, but the earlier deficit left too much to retrieve.
What Comes Next
For the Ducks, the immediate question is whether the scoring spread led by B. Sennecke and P. Mintyukov can carry into the next game. Edmonton will look at the quick reversal after its second-period lead and the narrow late finish.