The slide continued for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night as they fell 6-5 to the Ducks. Edmonton started fast but could not protect a late lead. The loss marked the club’s fourth in a row, with three losses before the Olympic break.
Matt Savoie wasted no time making an impact. He set up Jack Roslovic just 13 seconds into the game for a 1-0 lead. Connor McDavid then found Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in front at 9:03 to extend the advantage. Anaheim answered minutes later when Ian Moore cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Ducks tied the game in the second period on a power-play rebound by Alex Killorn. Zach Hyman tipped in a pass late in the frame to restore a 3-2 lead. Evan Bouchard struck 35 seconds later to push the margin to 4-2. Edmonton appeared in control heading into the third, but things slipped out of control, and they lost.
Later, the Oilers posted the final score on X.
After the post, fans did not hold back.
“Embarrassing, welcome the decline of season ticket holders,” One fan said after the loss.
“Yes, Jarry obviously needs to make a save, but if we are going to keep playing Darnell Nurse every night, we are going to need prime Hasek in net to have a chance…” Another fan pointed to goaltending.
“Management and exec MUST change. Quit gambling on this team!” A third fan wrote.
“I might actually be done with hockey…” One fan mentioned.
“McNoCups always the bridesmaid never the bride 😮💨 GO DUCKS 🦆 🧡” A fan wrote, pointing at Oilers captain Connor McDavid.
“Year 10 & 11 for Leo n Connor n the best we could do for em was 9.25 million dollar Darnell Nurse,” A fan reacted.
How did the Oilers lose their lead against the Ducks?
Anaheim flipped the script in the final period, and it all started early. Leo Carlsson scored at 1:30, and Olen Zellweger tied it at 2:55. After these goals, they had tied the game 4-4.
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However, Savoie put Edmonton back in a position of a 5-4 lead on the power play at 5:53. But that didn’t last long; Beckett Sennecke responded less than a minute later to tie the game again.
Cutter Gauthier buried the winner with 1:14 left to seal the 6-5 result.