2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 1, Game 2 – Ducks vs. Oilers Gameday

The Ducks didn’t shy away from the moment in their first playoff game in eight years, going toe-to-toe with the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1. They shrugged off a sluggish first period, erased a two-goal deficit in the second period and had a one-goal lead heading into the third period. However, they conceded two goals in the final frame, including the go-ahead goal with 1:54 remaining.

Troy Terry, who got the Ducks on the board just 19 seconds into the second period, noted during his postgame scrum how little mental mistakes can sway a series in favor of either team.

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“(The loss is) hard to swallow,” Terry said. “But I’m proud of our group, and I’m excited for the rest of this series. We proved it to ourselves.”

Anaheim did not practice on Tuesday in between games aside from Game 1’s scratches getting some light work in. Alex Killorn, John Carlson, Lukáš Dostál and head coach Joel Quenneville addressed the media as part of Anaheim’s mandatory media availability for the day.

“I didn’t love our start to the game,” Killorn said. “I think we kind of maybe dipped our toes in a little bit. A lot of (our) guys haven’t played in the playoffs. But what I did like is our resiliency after going down two goals to come back. And that second period was a really great period for us. I liked that. And then once we got the lead, we may have sat back just a little bit. A bunch of things we can learn from, but, overall, pretty good game.”

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“I think (we can be better in) taking care of the slot area,” Dostál, who stopped 30 of 34 shots, said. “Every single team in the playoffs––doesn’t matter if it’s us, Edmonton or any other team; that’s one…