Gauthier Lifts Ducks Past Oilers 6-4 in Game 2 Sport By lines April 23, 2026 Cutter Gauthier scored late in Game 2 to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Edmonton Oilers 6-4. Gauthier netted the go-ahead goal at 15:08 of the third period. Gauthier, 22, scored his first two Stanley Cup Playoff goals at Rogers Place. The Ducks evened the Western 1st Round series 1-1. Gauthier Becomes Youngest Duck With Three-Point Playoff Game Cutter Gauthier had three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in Game 2. Gauthier set a franchise playoff record at 22 years and 93 days old. Paul Kariya held the prior mark at 22 years and 182 days in 1997. Ryan Poehling also scored his first career playoff goal for the Ducks. Poehling’s short-handed tip at 15:50 of the second pushed the lead to 4-2. Alex Killorn scored one goal and two assists for the Ducks. Jackson LaCombe added three assists for Anaheim. LaCombe tied the Ducks franchise playoff record for points by a defenseman in one game. Lukas Dostal made 33 saves for his first career playoff win. Leon Draisaitl added a goal and an assist for the Oilers. Connor Murphy and Zach Hyman also scored for Edmonton. Connor McDavid finished without a point through two games. Anaheim converted 2-for-3 on the power play. Edmonton went 0-for-4 on the power play. Game 3 moves to Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday. The Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers at 10 p.m. ET. Anaheim has converted 3-for-5 on the power play in the series. Edmonton has gone 0-for-6 on the power play across two games. Related Sports Coverage Bruins Even Series With 4-2 Game 2 Win in Buffalo Cooley Scores in 3rd, Mammoth Earn First Playoff Win Slafkovsky Hat Trick Sinks Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 Source: NHL.com.
