{"id":10297,"date":"2026-04-21T04:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10297"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:26:27","slug":"kasperi-kapanen-lifts-edmonton-oilers-past-anaheim-ducks-in-playoff-opener-of-first-round-2026-nhl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/kasperi-kapanen-lifts-edmonton-oilers-past-anaheim-ducks-in-playoff-opener-of-first-round-2026-nhl-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"Kapanen Lifts Oilers Past Ducks in Playoff Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/kasperi-kapanen-seals-win-in-game-1-first-round-nhl-playoffs-2026-against-the-anaheim-ducks.jpg\" alt=\"Kasperi Kapanen seals win in Game 1 First Round NHL Playoffs 2026 against the Anaheim Ducks\" class=\"wp-image-10298\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Kasperi Kapanen Lifts Edmonton Oilers Past Anaheim Ducks in Playoff Opener of First Round 2026 NHL Playoffs\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kasperi Kapanen scored twice, including the late winner in the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 4-3 victory against the Anaheim Ducks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edmonton rallied from behind to take Game 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Troy Terry shone bright with two goals for Anaheim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Edmonton Oilers<\/strong> opened their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/odds\">2026 NHL playoff<\/a> run with a dramatic comeback in Game 1 on Monday night, when they edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kapanen-the-star-of-the-game\">Kapanen, the Star of the Game&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kasperi Kapanen<\/strong> scored two times, also bringing the winner with less than two minutes remaining in the third period, when he <strong>capped a back-and-forth contest<\/strong> that saw Edmonton erase a deficit to take the early series lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Both those goals were just good plays from Podzy &amp; Leo.&quot;<br><br>Kasperi Kapanen scored twice, including the game-winner, to elevate the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oilers<\/a> to a 4-3 victory in Game 1 against Anaheim. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paigymartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paigymartin<\/a> recaps the win from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogersPlace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RogersPlace<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cibc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CIBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsGoOilers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7nNySWp74\">pic.twitter.com\/u7nNySWp74<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/2046482034852610397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Dickinson<\/strong> also had a strong night, scoring two goals of his own as the Oilers found offense from multiple sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/edmonton-oilers-rally-past-san-jose-sharks-5-3-without-leon-draisaitl\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a><\/strong> proved important as well. After missing the final 14 games of the regular season, he picked up two assists, while <strong>Jake Walman<\/strong> added a pair of helpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kris Knoblauch\u2019s side struck first toward the end of the first period, with help from Walman who delivered a long stretch pass to Dickinson. The latter made a slick move to beat Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a minute later, Kapanen extended the lead, converting on his own rebound after a setup from Draisaitl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-ducks-answered-fast\">The Ducks Answered Fast&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Ducks responded quickly in the second period<\/strong>, with Troy Terry scoring just 19 seconds in. the 28-year-old born in Denver, Colorado, finished off a rebound from a shot by Leo Carlsson. A few minutes later, Carlsson tied the game, returning the favor by scoring off a Terry rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anaheim then took the lead on a power play midway through the period, with Terry netting his second goal through traffic in his first career playoff appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton answered before the period ended. After Radko Gudas lost his footing, a rebound fell to Dickinson, who buried his second goal to make it 3-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>deciding moment came late in the third<\/strong>. Vasily Podkolzin made a sharp backhand pass from behind the net, <strong>setting up Kapanen for the winner with 1:54 remaining<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In goal, Connor Ingram made 25 saves for Edmonton, including a key stop in the final seconds. 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