{"id":156594,"date":"2026-01-30T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/156594\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:20:51","slug":"oilers-7-4-ducks-jan-26-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/156594\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers 7-4 Ducks (Jan 26, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDMONTON, Alberta — \u2014 Mattias Ekholm<\/a> scored a hat trick and the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> rode a dominant second period to a 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n

Zach Hyman<\/a> and Connor McDavid<\/a> each added a goal and an assist for the Oilers, Spencer Stastney<\/a> scored his first in an Edmonton jersey and Darnell Nurse<\/a> also scored.<\/p>\n

Leon Draisaitl<\/a> contributed four assists and Tristan Jarry<\/a> stopped 36 of the 40 shots he faced.<\/p>\n

Three of Anaheim\u2019s four goals came from Mikael Granlund<\/a> on the power play, starting with his 10th tally of the season 3:24 into the game.<\/p>\n

His linemate Alex Killorn<\/a> added an even-strength tally 55 seconds into the middle frame, Beckett Sennecke<\/a> notched two assists, and Ville Husso<\/a> made 25 saves in the loss.<\/p>\n

The result snapped a seven-game win streak for the Ducks, who downed the <\/a>Calgary Flames<\/a> 4-3 in overtime on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Oilers got some fresh faces into the lineup with winger Kasperi Kapanen<\/a> returning after missing three games with an injury and center Josh Samanski<\/a> made his NHL debut.<\/p>\n

Cutter Gauthier<\/a> helped out on Granlund\u2019s first goal of the night and extended his point streak to five games with three goals and four assists across the stretch.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Ducks: Visit the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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