Draisaitl's Four Assists Spark Oilers' Five-Goal Second Period in 5-2 Win Over Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers slept through the first period in Anaheim and then woke up all at once. Down 2-0 after 20 minutes, the Oilers erupted for five unanswered goals in the second period to beat the Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday night, staying unbeaten in regulation at 3-0-1. The comeback was orchestrated by Leon Draisaitl, who collected four assists — the 12th four-assist game of his career — to reach nine points through four games. Evan Bouchard did the heavy lifting with two goals and an assist, and his six goals now lead the NHL. The second of those goals came just 11 seconds into the second period, a point shot that deflected off Anaheim's Leo Carlsson and beat a screened Lukas Dostal to flip the game's momentum. Connor McDavid added a goal and two assists, and his 12 points and nine assists both top the league. Kasperi Kapanen's power-play goal was the 100th of his NHL career, and Vasily Podkolzin added the other tally. Devon Levi made 29 saves to earn his third win in three starts this season, while the Oilers improved to 22 goals scored in four games. The Ducks had dominated the opening period, outshooting Edmonton 16-6 behind two power-play goals from Beckett Sennecke. But Dostal allowed five goals on 17 shots over two periods and was replaced by Ville Husso at the second intermission, and Anaheim's two-game winning streak ended with a thud.