The Edmonton Oilers look to stave off elimination in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Anaheim Ducks.

The Edmonton Oilers face elimination Tuesday night when they host the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference series, with Anaheim holding a surprising 3-1 lead after back-to-back wins in California.

The Anaheim Ducks face the Edmonton Oilers in game one of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs today at 10 p.m. ET — here’s how to watch.

For Connor McDavid, that moment may have arrived on Thursday night. Losing in the first round of the NHL playoffs to the Anaheim Ducks—a rising young team built for the next decade, not this one—wasn't just a bad result for the Edmonton Oilers.

The Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Honda Center o