{"id":294653,"date":"2026-05-01T08:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294653\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:21:12","slug":"oilers-eliminated-from-nhl-playoffs-after-5-2-loss-in-game-6-to-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294653\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers eliminated from NHL playoffs after 5-2 loss in Game 6 to Ducks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers have been eliminated from the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after a 5-2 Game 6 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton ousted in 1st round after making Stanley Cup final in 2 previous years<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Press  \u00b7 Posted: May 01, 2026 1:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Two hockey players wearing orange jerseys celebrate a goal.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier, centre, celebrates his goal with teammate Beckett Sennecke, right, as Oilers centre Connor McDavid skates by during the first period of Game 6 in the first round of the NHL playoffs on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in three years, the Edmonton Oilers will not be seeing a Stanley Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers were eliminated Thursday night thanks to a 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton hasn&#8217;t lost a playoff series outside of the Stanley Cup final since falling in the second round to Vegas in 2022-23. The Oilers lost to Florida the last two seasons in the Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this is Anaheim&#8217;s first playoff appearance since 2017-18. The Ducks&#8217; last playoff series win was against Edmonton in 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim will next play the winner between the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth. Vegas leads that series 3-2, with Game 6 to be played on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A hockey player wearing an orange jersey crashes into a player wearing a white jersey.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777623671_12_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Ducks centre Tim Washe, left, puts a hit on Oilers defenceman Ty Emberson during the second period of Game 6 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill\/Associated Press)<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers entered Thursday&#8217;s game coming off a 4-1 home win in Game 5 on Tuesday after the Ducks rattled off three straight wins to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hockey players in orange jerseys line up to shake hands with players in white and blue jerseys.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777623672_764_default.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7775499743721168\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/>Members of the Edmonton Oilers, left, and members of the Anaheim Ducks shake hands after the Ducks defeated the Oilers in Game 6 in the first round of the NHL playoffs series Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (Mark J. 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