{"id":294396,"date":"2026-05-01T04:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294396\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T04:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:51:41","slug":"how-to-live-stream-oilers-vs-ducks-nhl-playoffs-tv-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294396\/","title":{"rendered":"How to live stream Oilers vs Ducks: NHL Playoffs, TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and Anaheim Ducks<\/a> meet Thursday night for Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series, with Anaheim holding a 3-2 lead and a chance to finish off one of the West\u2019s most dangerous teams on home ice at Honda Center. Edmonton, meanwhile, heads south needing another road win to keep its season alive and force a decisive Game 7.<\/p>\n

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The Oilers responded under pressure in Game 5, earning a convincing 4-1 victory at Rogers Place. Leon Draisaitl<\/a> scored twice, Evan Bouchard<\/a> recorded three assists, and Connor Ingram<\/a> stopped 29 shots in one of Edmonton\u2019s most complete performances of the series. Zach Hyman<\/a> and Vasily Podkolzin<\/a> also scored as the Oilers finally slowed Anaheim\u2019s transition game and played with the urgency expected from a veteran contender facing elimination.<\/p>\n

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Anaheim still controls the series after winning three straight earlier in the matchup, including a dramatic 4-3 overtime win in Game 4. The Ducks\u2019 young core has been one of the biggest stories of the opening round, with Cutter Gauthier<\/a>, Mason McTavish<\/a>, and Lukas Dostal<\/a> helping Anaheim move within one victory of its first playoff series win since 2017. Now the Ducks get a second chance to close it out in front of what should be a raucous home crowd.<\/p>\n

The key storyline on Thursday is whether Connor McDavid and Draisaitl can push Edmonton through another elimination game, or if Anaheim\u2019s speed, confidence, and home atmosphere can complete the upset. Momentum shifted back toward the Oilers in Game 5, but the pressure now belongs to both sides in one of the most compelling Game 6s of the first round.<\/p>\n

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