Oilers Face Do-or-Die in Game Five

0:00On April 28th, the Edmonton Oilers face Dua Die Pressure tonight at Rogers Place in Game 5 against the Anaheim Ducks, trailing 3 games to 1. In this first round Stanley Cup playoff series, they dropped Game 4-3-4 in overtime on Sunday after coughing up a 2-go lead, marking their third straight loss against the Ducks squad. That's been Lights Out on Special Teams. Earlier this week, Anaheim's power play exploded, going 6-12 in the series, despite ranking just 23rd league wide in the regular. Season Edmonton's top ring unit has woken up lately, scoring 3-4 chances over the last 2 games, but they've got to flip the penalty kill script. After getting torched, especially in that second period meltdown, fans and pundits are stunned seeing the two-time defending Western conference champs look flat, blowing 6 leads already in this matchup. These are the guys who hit the Cup Final last 2 years, and won 9 playoff series over 4 seasons, but fatigue from all that hockey seems real.

1:01With stars like Conor McDavid banged up. Meanwhile, gold tending showed promise with Tristan Jerry's 34 saves on 38 shots in Game 4, stepping in after Conor Ingram got it. Lit up early, coaches have a name to starter yet for tonight, but whoever it is needs to mash that fire to give the team a shot at 4-6. Oilers pride is on the line in front of their home crowd, summon that killer instinct, clamp down on the power play and play desperate hockey or this. Could be the last action that Rogers plays till fall. Stay locked in with NHL News Today, AI-powered updates.