Recap
Oilers roar back with five-goal second period to sink Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers erased a two-goal deficit with a five-goal second period and beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday at Honda Center. Beckett Sennecke staked Anaheim to the lead with two power-play goals in the first period, his 2nd and 3rd of the season, with Leo Carlsson assisting on both.
The second period belonged entirely to Edmonton. Evan Bouchard started the rally early in the frame, Kasperi Kapanen tied it on the power play, and Bouchard struck again at 14:12 for the winner, his 6th of the season. Vasily Podkolzin and Connor McDavid added late goals to blow the game open.
Bouchard finished with 2 goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl piled up 4 assists, and McDavid added a goal and 2 assists. Devon Levi made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win. The Ducks outshot Edmonton 31-19 but dropped to 2-1-0, while the Oilers improved to 3-0-1 with their third straight win.
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