Ducks get even with Oilers on Silfverberg's OT goal
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Ryan Getzlaf had a historic night and the Ducks evened their Western Conference second round series with the Oilers at two games apiece.
Getzlaf had two goals and two assists -- including a helper on Jakob Silfverberg's goal at 45 seconds of overtime -- as the Ducks rallied from two goals down to beat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night at Rogers Place.
Getzlaf stole the puck in the Edmonton zone and made a cross-ice pass that Silfverberg ripped into the net past goaltender Cam Talbot.
The road team has won all four games in this series.
With his second goal of the contest -- Getzlaf's 36th career playoff marker -- he surpassed Teemu Selanne as the Ducks' all-time leading postseason goal scorer.
The Ducks unleashed 21 shots in the second period, when they scored twice to tie the game at 2.
With 1:42 left in regulation and Anaheim's Antoine Vermette just stepping out of the penalty box, Drake Caggiula was in the slot and banged home a rebound off a shot from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
Looking to atone for the 6-3 loss on home ice in Game 3, the Oilers came out of the gate flying, putting the Ducks under immense pressure.
Edmonton launched 16 shots at Ducks goaltender John Gibson in the opening period, and he made a series of excellent saves on Connor McDavid, Patrick Maroon and Benoit Pouliot.
But on the power play at 15:38, the Oilers finally broke Gibson's resistance. Leon Draisaitl attempted a cross-ice pass that deflected off Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler and went right to Milan Lucic, who beat Gibson from the goalmouth.
At 17:43, McDavid made it 2-0, thanks to another Draisaitl pass that deflected off a Ducks defenseman. This time, he banked the puck off Shea Theodore, and the puck went right to McDavid, who ripped a shot under the bar.
The Ducks found life in the second period. At 1:37, Getzlaf ripped a shot over Talbot's shoulder, with Corey Perry providing the screen.
Oilers coach Todd McLellan challenged the goal ruling as Perry's skate made contact with Talbot before the puck went in. After a lengthy video review, the call was upheld.
Rickard Rakell's one-timer at 5:33 tied the game, stunning the crowd.
At 14:25, Getzlaf got his second, plucking the puck off the stick of Nugent-Hopkins and sliding the puck through Talbot's legs.
Ryan Kesler could have made it 4-2 with a few ticks left in the second, but Oilers defenseman Kris Russell blocked his shot on the goal line, with Talbot down and out.
Ducks right winger Ondrej Kase left during the first period after taking a hit from Lucic.
NOTES: When the Ducks came back from 2-0 down to tie the game, it marked the 20th time in this year's NHL playoffs that a team erased a multi-goal deficit to draw a game level. ... In a total of nine regular-season and playoff games against the Ducks, Draisaitl has 14 points. .... Oilers are 4-1 on road in the playoffs and 2-2 at home. ... Ducks D Kevin Bieksa has been out since suffering an injury in Game 2. ... After being seen in a walking boot after Game 3, RW Patrick Eaves missed Game 4. ... The Ducks also scratched D Korbinian Holzer, D Simon Despres and RW Jared Boll. ... The Oilers scratched RW Iiro Pakarinen, C Matt Hendricks, D Eric Gryba and LW Jujhar Khaira.