Cutter Gauthier's Late Goal Helps Ducks Even Series With Edmonton

EDMONTON, Canada — Cutter Gauthier collapsed a necktie disconnected a rebound pinch 4:52 near and the Ducks hit Edmonton 6-4 connected Wednesday nighttime successful Game 2 to even nan first-round series, pinch Oilers prima Connor McDavid slowed by an evident limb injury.

McDavid appeared to drawback an separator early successful nan 2nd play aft getting tangled up pinch teammate Mattias Ekholm and nan Ducks’ Ian Moore. McDavid concisely near nan crippled earlier returning, playing conscionable complete 24 minutes.

Game 3 is Friday nighttime successful Anaheim. Edmonton opened nan bid Monday nighttime pinch a 4-3 victory.

Gauthier put nan Ducks backmost successful beforehand aft Josh Samanski — making his playoff debut — tied it astatine 4 pinch 6:09 to go. Ryan Poehling put it distant pinch an empty-netter pinch 1:10 left, his 2nd extremity of nan game. He scored short-handed successful nan second.

Pavel Mintyukov, right, of nan Ducks battles against Kasperi Kapanen of nan Oilers successful nan 2nd period.

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Gauthier besides scored connected a first-period powerfulness play and group up Alex Killorn’s second-period extremity connected a man advantage. Killorn added 2 assists.

Jacob Trouba added a goal, chap defenseman Jackson LaCombe had 3 assists and Lukas Dostal stopped 33 shots.

Leon Draisaitl had a extremity and an assistance for Edmonton. He returned for Game 1 from a lower-body wounded against Nashville connected March 15.

Connor Murphy and Zach Hyman besides scored for nan Oilers, and Connor Ingram made 22 saves.