EDMONTON, AB – Ryan Poehling scored the winner 2:29 into overtime for the Anaheim Ducks in a 4-3 victory in Game 4 at Honda Center on Sunday, pushing the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of elimination down three games to one in their first-round series.
Poehling’s controversial winner arrived early in overtime when his attempted pass in front took a bounce off Darnell Nurse and went through Tristan Jarry’s five-hole, sitting loose on the goal line and being pushed under his skate for a whistle before being called a goal by the officials and upheld after review despite no goal given on the original play.
The Oilers held separate 2-0 and 3-2 leads throughout the contest, but the Ducks battled back on both occasions thanks to another strong night from their special teams, matching Edmonton’s 2-for-2 man advantage by scoring twice on four power-play opportunities to improve to 8-for-13 in the series.
Tristan Jarry held his own in his first start of the playoffs by making 34 saves, along with Jason Dickinson making his mark in his return to the lineup for the first time since Game 1 by registering an assist on Kasperi Kapanen’s opener 38 seconds into regulation.
Connor McDavid had two assists to go with a goal and a helper from Evan Bouchard, while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored in his second consecutive game in the defeat.
The Oilers will need a victory on Tuesday at Rogers Place in Game 5 of the series to stay alive in the 2026 playoffs.