Anaheim Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier had high praise for goalie Lukas Dostal after a massive win over the Edmonton Oilers.

The Oilers and Ducks played an entertaining Game 2. Leila Devlin / EDMONTON — No first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs seemed more primed for chaos than the one between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks,

EDMONTON -- Cutter Gauthier scored his first two Stanley Cup Playoff goals, including the go-ahead goal late in the 3rd period, to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-4 victory against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at Rogers Place on Wednesday.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cutter Gauthier broke a tie off a rebound with 4:52 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat Edmonton 6-4 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series, with Oilers star Connor McDavid escaping a leg injury.

The Edmonton Oilers opened their playoff run with a tight 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks, but the story carried a twist. Connor McDavid, the league’s most dominant player – once again this season, finished Game 1 without a point.

With their first-round series tied 1-1, the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins play Game 3 on Thursday at 7 p.m. at TD Garden. The first two games followed similar trajectories, only in Game 2, Buffalo’s third-period deficit was too large to overcome,