The Ducks got four goals from two players to outlast Edmonton, despite Connor McDavid’s four-point performance.
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Thursday, building their win around two two-goal performances. Pavel Mintyukov had two goals and an assist for three points, with four shots, a plus-2 rating, no power-play goals and no hits. Beckett Sennecke also scored twice and added an assist for three points, putting four shots on goal with a plus-1 rating; one of his goals came on the power play, and he had no hits. Connor McDavid led Edmonton with a goal and three assists for four points, three shots, a plus-1 rating, no power-play goals and one hit. Both teams scored twice on the power play, while Anaheim held a 22-12 edge in hits. Ducks goalie Laurent Brossoit made 21 saves on 25 shots for an .840 save percentage; Edmonton’s Matt Tomkins stopped 16 of 21 for a .762 mark. Mintyukov and Sennecke combined for four of Anaheim’s five goals, the difference in a one-goal finish.
Key Performers
Pavel Mintyukov, Anaheim: 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, 4 shots, +2, 0 PPG, 0 hits Beckett Sennecke, Anaheim: 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, 4 shots, +1, 1 PPG, 0 hits Connor McDavid, Edmonton: 1 G, 3 A, 4 P, 3 shots, +1, 0 PPG, 1 hit
Standings Impact
Anaheim moves from 7-7-1 to 8-7-1 and extends its winning streak to three. Edmonton drops from 11-2-3 to 11-3-3 and has lost two straight.
DYMA Insight
The 22nd-ranked Ducks beat the third-ranked Oilers by turning two individual two-goal nights into four of their five goals. Edmonton matched Anaheim’s two power-play goals, but the Ducks’ even-strength scoring supplied the margin.