Ducks go crazy with seven goals on 39 shots in Game 3 win over Oilers

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Anaheim[/a] nearly doubled the amount of shots that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Edmonton[/a] had put up (39-24) in Game 3, while committing just a total of two penalties throughout most of the game until the very end when fights broke out.[/p][p]Teams that started their series on the road to take a 2-1 lead go on to the next round 61% of the time. [/p][p]For the Ducks, the last time they won a playoff series was against the Edmonton Oilers in 2017, which went the entire seven games. [/p][p]Game 4 of the series is scheduled for April 26th. [/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]Anaheim had a pair of first period power plays and made sure to take advantage on one of them.[/p][p][b]But Edmonton's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/podkolzin-vasili/C4OOj80N/"]Vasily Podkolzin[/a] scored his first goal of the playoffs (unassisted) to put the Oilers on the board first to give them a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]1-0[/a] lead. [/b][/p][embed guid="06675641-4ef1-4e8b-a16d-fcca7f22545c" url="https://x.com/nhl/status/2047869694720258414?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]But the Ducks would respond with a pair just three minutes later. [/p][p][b]The first goal to tie it up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]1-1[/a] came from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mctavish-mason/hjKrvCY9/"]Mason McTavish[/a], his first of the playoffs, with assists by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/helleson-drew/O8eCP1Kj/"]Drew Helleson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hinds-tyson/WIEbOLIE/"]Tyson Hinds[/a], also their firsts. [/b][/p][p]It marked Anaheim's first goal at home in the playoffs since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindholm-hampus/r3J5yj9B/"]Hampus Lindholm[/a] in 2018. [/p][p]The second Ducks goal of the first period came on their second power play following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samanski-joshua/GMfO9uJT/"]Josh Samanski[/a]'s high-sticking. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/granlund-mikael/lUeWxpf3/"]Mikael Granlund[/a] scored his first of the playoffs to put the Ducks on top [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]2-1[/a], with assists by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carlsson-leo/ryQdsEH4/"]Leo Carlsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kreider-chris/YgaS1P47/"]Chris Kreisler[/a], their second of the playoffs. [/b][/p][p]But that lead would quickly fade heading into the second period...[/p][embed guid="9b878848-8b9b-4cde-9cf2-3e78fa609816" url="https://x.com/nhl/status/2047871735517622538?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]Edmonton began to rally back just four minutes into the second to tie things back up. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kapanen-kasperi/OYKzcwhP/"]Kasperi Kapanen[/a] scored his third goal of the playoffs to make it a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]2-2[/a] game with assists from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draisaitl-leon/M1Ed8wTa/"]Leon Draisaitl[/a] (4) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murphy-connor/n9ad9YVq/"]Connor Murphy[/a] (1). [/b][/p][p]Then, Edmonton would retake the lead 1:41 later. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nugent-hopkins-ryan/h85tUf7g/"]Ryan Nugent-Hopkins[/a] scored his first goal to give the Oilers a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]3-2[/a] lead as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcdavid-connor/0018zFz5/"]Connor McDavid[/a], who has been a ghost this series, finally recorded his first point of the playoffs with an assist, along with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouchard-evan/WxwEOWTF/"]Evan Bouchard[/a]'s first assist. [/b][/p][p]It marked Bouchard's 62nd career playoff assist, surpassing Charlie Huddy for the eighth-most all-time in Oilers franchise history. [/p][embed guid="5d01f206-1173-4ff9-8ed4-a7a1baeba5a2" url="https://x.com/nhl/status/2047880296343773401?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]With just over seven minutes to go into the second, the Ducks would rally back once more to tie it up before heading into the third period. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/killorn-alexander/88c96MCR/"]Alex Killorn[/a] scored his 39th career playoff goal to make it two straight games with at least one to make it a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]3-3[/a] game. [/b][/p][p]Anaheim headed into the third period outshooting the Oilers 31-19, having not committed a single penalty up until that point.[/p][embed guid="d0eb090f-0d51-41d0-b109-95ddf283f9c9" url="https://x.com/nhl/status/2047884651100811616?s=61" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Ducks wasted no time as they doubled down on their goal effort to get out to just a big enough lead needed to secure a Game 3 win. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sennecke-beckett/h0xCfGX6/"]Beckett Sennecke[/a] scored his first goal of the playoffs to put the Ducks up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]4-3[/a] only 2:53 into the third period. [/b][/p][p][b]Then, just 42 seconds later, Leo Carlsson scored his second of the series to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]5-3[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="395f42ea-6e33-4375-9d80-34566b0c3e8c" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047893859271668076?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Edmonton would begin to fight back, but it wasn't enough. [/p][p][b]After recording his first point of the playoffs with an assist earlier, McDavid would find the net to cut the lead to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=0loQSfIr"]5-4[/a]. [/b][/p][p]The Oilers would go on a crucial power play shortly after, but McDavid was called for a cross-checking to make it a 4-on-4, then a Ducks power play, ultimately shutting the door on their chances in Game 3.[/p][p][b]The Ducks would tack on two more, the first being [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/truchon-viel-jeffrey/65GF83Yn/"]Jeffrey Viel[/a]'s first career playoff goal, then the empty netter from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lacombe-jackson/WGymA2rC/"]Jackson LaCombe[/a], his first of the playoffs, to seal the door shut on a major win.[/b][/p][embed guid="95cf51a2-13fd-42ee-ad06-12148de7f9b5" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047896733359669613?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]