Oilers and Ducks in the First Round

The Edmonton Oilers are one step closer to the NHL Stanley Cup. If they can make it to the Stanley Cup final, maybe the old saying “Third time’s the charm” will come true.

They closed out the 2025-26 season with a solid 6-1 victory over their bitter rivals, the Vancouver Canucks. Now they are on to bigger and better things. It all starts with a first-round match-up against the Anaheim Ducks. Edmonton will be hoping for the return of Leon Draisaitl at some point in this series.

Following the conclusion of their season last night, the NHL released the Oilers and Ducks’ playoff schedule. Here is everything you need to know about their series against the Ducks.

Here are the dates and times for the seven-game series.

• Anaheim at Edmonton – 8 PM Mountain Time – Game 1 on April 20th
• Anaheim at Edmonton – 8 PM Mountain Time – Game 2 on April 22nd
• Edmonton at Anaheim – 8 PM Mountain Time – Game 3 on April 24th
• Edmonton at Anaheim – 7:30 PM Mountain Time – Game 4 on April 26th
• Anaheim at Edmonton – TBD – Game 5 on April 28th (If needed)
• Edmonton at Anaheim – TBD – Game 6 on April 30th (If needed)
• Anaheim at Edmonton – TBD – Game 7 on May 2nd (If needed)

The Oilers will have home-ice advantage in this series. They had a home record of 22-14-5 this season. The Ducks finished with a 19-20-2 road record. One would assume that the series leans in Edmonton’s favor, but it’s the playoffs, and anything can happen.

Oilers vs Ducks: Head-to-Head

Now that Edmonton fans know who they are facing with the Ducks roster, here’s a reminder of what happened during the regular season between these two teams. The Oilers faced the Ducks three times during the regular season, earning a 2-1 win-loss record. Two of those games were higher-scoring affairs, with 7-4 and 6-5 final scores.

• January 26: Oilers 7, Ducks 4
• February 25: Ducks 6, Oilers 5
• March 28: Oilers 4, Ducks 2

Here are the Edmonton’s stat leaders this season against the Ducks.

• Goals: Mattias Ekholm & Zach Hyman (3)
• Assists: Connor McDavid (5)
• Points: Connor McDavid (7)
• Hits: Vasily Podkolzin (10)
• Blocks: Darnell Nurse (6)
• Time on Ice: Evan Bouchard (23:47)