The Edmonton Oilers seemed like they were finished before Game 5 against the Anaheim Ducks, facing a 3-1 series hole with the best player in the world, Connor McDavid, on the injury report. Luckily for the Oilers, McDavid did dress in the game, and Edmonton rallied off 3 straight goals in the first 10 minutes of the first period to take the Ducks out of the game early.<\/p>\n
McDavid didn\u2019t have a point on the first 2 goals, but looked like his old self in getting 2 assists on the team\u2019s final 2 goals from Leon Draisaitl. Kris Knoblauch, like all the coaches that came before him, returned to having the pair play together with the season on the line. After the dominant win, Knoblauch might stick with the same lines, but not having last change in Anaheim could force him to be a bit more creative.<\/p>\n
The young Ducks haven\u2019t been in a position to close out a playoff series yet, and they are quickly finding out that it is one of the hardest things to do in sports \u2014 especially when playing the back-to-back Stanley Cup runner-ups and 2 of the best players in the world. The Ducks\u2019 goaltending advantage over the Oilers will make you nervous, but it\u2019s hard to bet against McDavid and Draisaitl getting the job done again and sending the series to Game 7.<\/p>\n
Oilers vs Ducks Game 6 prediction: Edmonton ML (-130) available at time of publishing. Playable to -150.<\/p>\n
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