For the first time since the 2017-2018 NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks areback in the playoffs.
The Ducks last won a playoff series in 2017 — a seven-game second-round series against a rebuilding Edmonton Oilers, just two years after Connor McDavid entered the league.
Now, the Ducks willface the Oilers againin their return to the playoffs, only this time, it’sthemjust emerging from a rebuild while the Oilers have appeared in the last two Stanley Cup Finals.
Anaheim finished their first season under new head coach Joel Quenneville 43-33-6, and despite a late season surge, a 2-6-2 record in the final 10 games of the season put them in the Pacific Division’s No. 3 seed.
The 41-30-11 Edmonton Oilers are the Pacific’s No. 2 seed after back-to-back Stanley Cup appearances.
“Playoff hockey is unique,” McDavid said ahead of the matchup. “It’s a skill to win in the playoffs, and we feel pretty good about having that skill, having been there and won a lot of playoff games.”
Game 1 of the Ducks vs. Oilers playoff series is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET tonight, April 20.
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need alive TV streaming serviceto stream the Ducks-Oilers game for free.
DIRECTVis our top pick for watching hockey live for free — the five-day free trial of its MySports genre packhas ESPN2, plus all of the other channels you’ll need for the NHL playoffs. When the trial is over, you’ll pay $44.99/month for your first two months and gain access to 20+ live sports channels.
If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try aSlingOrangeDay Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including ESPN2. Sling also offers weekend and week-long passes for its Orange plan, which offer between three and seven days of access.
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