Oilers Dominate, Ducks Face Elimination

0:00It's April 29th. This is NHL News Today, your AI-powered team coverage. Leon Dry's Idol dropped two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers pulled off a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 Tuesday night at Rogers. Place. That win keeps Edmonton alive in their Western conference first round series, now trailing three games to two. Conor McDavid dished out two assists, Evan Bouchard wrecked up three, and Ryan Nujan Hopkins added a pair as the Pacific Division's number two seed, dominated early. Anaheim's Lucas Dosto got yanked after just nine shots and three goals against, with Ville Hussle coming in for relief duty. Edmonton jumped ahead quick with Vasili Podakolton scoring first at two minutes 22 seconds, followed by Zach Hyman's tip at 8.33. Then Dry's idols redirect to make it three-nothing. Alice Killorne pulled one back on the power play for the Ducks, but the Oilers owned the shots in the opening frame, 12-6.

1:01Dry's Idol sealed it with his second on the power play, at 10-24 in the second, off a slick no-look feed from McDavid. Conor Ingram stood tall with 29 saves to lock down the no-three-peat shut-out threat. Game 6 heads to Honda Center Thursday at 10pm. Eastern, where the Ducks can close it out, but Edmonton stars are heating up just in time.