The Edmonton Oilers‘ season isn’t done just yet.

With their backs up against the wall, the Oilers hosted the Anaheim Ducks for Game 5 of their first-round series, down 3-1. Thankfully, more Oilers hockey will be played this season, as they won 4-1 to force Game 6. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.

For the fifth time in the series, the Oilers opened the scoring. Game 4 saw them score less than a minute into the game, and Tuesday’s game was another early goal. Just over two minutes into the first, Evan Bouchard made a terrific pass from the point to a cutting Vasily Podkolzin. The Russian winger ripped it from the slot past Lukáš Dostál for his second goal of the series.

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FIRST SHOT, FIRST GOAL AND VASILY PODKOLZIN HAS THE OILERS UP EARLY! 📹: Sportsnet

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Midway through the first period, the Oilers took their third 2-0 lead of the series. Dostál attempted to clear the puck out of the zone, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins intercepted it and threw the puck towards the net. Zach Hyman deflected it past the Ducks’ netminder for his second of the series.

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DOSTAL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE PUCK, AND THE OILERS MAKE HIM PAY, THANKS TO ZACH HYMAN! 📹: Sportsnet

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