For the first time since the 2017-2018 NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks are back in the playoffs. The Ducks last won a playoff series in 2017 — a seven-game second-round series against a rebuilding Edmonton Oilers,

The Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers open their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series Monday night, with Edmonton hosting after securing home-ice advantage in the Pacific Division matchup. MORE: ESPN shares NHL star rankings with surprising Connor McDavid landing spot

The Anaheim Ducks will face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night at Rogers Place, marking their return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a seven-year absence. This game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m.

Welcome the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks to the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Game 1 between the two Western Conference teams highlighted a loaded Monday slate in the NHL postseason. It is the final series to get underway,

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins with a third-period surge for their first playoff win in 15 years. NHL on ESPN host Arda Ocal previews the Penguins-Flyers and Oilers-Ducks matchups tonight.

The Edmonton Oilers climbed a playoff mountain the last two years, but didn't plant their flag on the summit. They reached the Stanley Cup final, only to fall to the Florida Panthers in a Game 7 in 2024 and in a Game 6 in 2025.

The Ducks face Edmonton in the first round for its first postseason appearance since 2018, reviving a matchup the Ducks last won in the 2017 second round.

The Edmonton Oilers didn’t win the Pacific Division, but they may have landed in the perfect spot in the Western Conference playoff picture regardless. After an up-and-down season, the Oilers finished as the No.