Ducks Score 5+ for Sixth Straight Game in Win Over Oilers

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Thursday night at Rogers Place, extending a historic scoring run that the franchise has never seen before. Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each had two goals and an assist, with Cutter Gauthier adding another to push Anaheim's win streak to three games.

The victory marked the sixth straight game the Ducks scored five or more goals, a franchise record. They joined just eight other teams to accomplish that since 1986-87.

Sennecke and Gauthier Leading the Charge

Sennecke, 20, is on a tear. He racked up seven points across his last two games and, in the process, passed Mason McTavish (76 points) to become the second-highest scorer in Ducks history before age 21. "We're rolling hot right now," Sennecke said. "I think we all feel good and we're confident in our group now, so it's nice to kind of feel that way after the start we had."

Head coach Joel Quenneville pointed to the power play as the engine behind the offence. "Our power play's really been putting us in a spot to get this production we've had lately," he said.

Gauthier came in off back-to-back hat tricks and kept the momentum going, scoring again to extend his goal streak to four games. He now has nine goals in that span, seven of them on the power play. The Ducks power play went 2-for-8 on the night, down from their recent stretch of 10-for-12 over the previous three outings, though they still ranked first in the NHL at 38 per cent heading in.

Brossoit Steady, Oilers Running Out of Goalies

Laurent Brossoit made 23 saves to improve to 3-0 on the season. Quenneville credited him as a steadying presence, noting a few lucky bounces helped too: "They had an open net, a couple of their big guys hit the post and the crossbar. It was a fortunate break, but we still battled in front and he played three games for us and done everything we were hoping he'd do."

Edmonton had to dress fourth-string goalie Matt Tomkins, who stopped 16 shots. With Tristan Jarry out ill and both Devon Levi and Frederik Andersen injured, the Oilers had no good options between the pipes.

Connor McDavid continued his remarkable season, picking up a goal and three assists to extend his points streak to all 17 games played in 2026-27. Evan Bouchard, Kasperi Kapanen, and Leon Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton (11-3-3), who have now dropped two straight. The Oilers' depth has been tested by injuries, and Thursday's thin goaltending situation made it tough to keep pace with Anaheim's offence.

Jackson LaCombe quietly added another milestone for the Ducks, stretching his assist streak to eight games and tying Scott Niedermayer for the longest such run by a Ducks defenceman.

What's at Stake for Both Teams

For the Ducks (8-7-1), the last six games have flipped the script on a sluggish start. The offence is clicking across all lines, the power play is elite, and Brossoit has given them reliable goaltending. The key question now is whether this pace holds once opponents adjust.

For Edmonton, the injury situation in goal is the immediate concern. The Oilers remain one of the NHL's better teams overall, but losing two straight while McDavid puts up historic point totals is a warning sign that something needs to change around him.