The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of elimination after the Anaheim Ducks scored an overtime winner in Game 4, but fans have slammed officials as the decision was controversial

Ryan Poehling scored the winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday and put them one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers now find themselves on the brink of elimination after a controversial goal proved to be correct.

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The Edmonton Oilers are in a familiar position, sitting in a hole in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and needing a monumental effort to climb out. A 4-3 overtime loss here to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday put Edmonton on the brink of the elimination,

Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks pushed Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory in Game 4.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm responded to a very controversial ending to Game 4 against the Anaheim Ducks.

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Being down 2-1 in a series isn't something the Oilers haven't seen before. Per Oilers play-by-play commentator Jack Michaels, the Oilers have won six straight Game 4s when trailing a series 2-1. Under head coach Kris Knoblauch, they're 11-16 in Games 1-3 and 19-4 in Games 4-7.

The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs looking to return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season. The Oilers (41-30-11) lost to the Florida Panthers in the Final the past two seasons, losing in six games in 2025 and seven games in 2024. They finished second in the Pacific Division.

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