Ducks rally to beat Oilers for first time in eight meetings
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Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday.
Strome’s goal, his sixth of the season, originally wasn’t called, but it was reversed after a review. Strome’s shot was entirely over the goal line before Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard could stop it with his skate.
Mason McTavish added an empty-net goal. It is the first time since March 30, 2019, the Ducks have defeated the Oilers by more than one goal.
Ducks goaltender John Gibson is forced to exit the game after taking a stick blade to his eye during a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Cutter Gauthier, McTavish and Robby Fabbri each had a goal and an assist. Drew Helleson also scored for the Ducks, who ended a seven-game losing streak to Edmonton.
Lukas Dostal made 20 saves.
Fabbri tied it 3-3 with 2:27 remaining on a snap shot from the right faceoff circle after getting the pass from McTavish. Fabbri has seven points (three goals, four assists) in eight games since returning from a knee injury.
The Ducks had a 32-23 advantage in shots on goal and have won four of their last seven.
Leon Draisaitl had two goals and Connor McDavid two assists for the Oilers, who were 3-0-1 in their past four. Evan Bouchard also tallied a goal and Pickard stopped 27 shots.
Draisaitl became the fourth player with at least 120 regular-season points in the calendar year. The forward has 50 goals and 71 assists in 2024. The last calendar year to feature as many NHL skaters with 120-plus points was 1993.
McDavid has a 14-game point streak against the Ducks (11 goals, 23 assists). The only teams he has a longer active point streak against are Nashville and New Jersey at 15 games.
The Ducks next play New Jersey on Tuesday.
