Schedule and 2025-26 Results
Regular Season Records: Edmonton 41-30-11=93pts, Anaheim 43-33-6=92pts
Game 1 on Monday, 20 April: Anaheim loses at Edmonton, 4-goals-3
Game 2 on Wednesday, 22 April: Anaheim wins at Edmonton, 6-goals-4
Game 3 on Friday, 24 April: Edmonton loses at Anaheim, 7-goals-4
Game 4 on Sunday, 26 April: Edmonton loses at Anaheim, 4-goals-3(OT)
Game 5 on Tuesday, 28 April: Anaheim loses at Edmonton, 4-goals-1
Game 6 on Thursday, 30 April: Edmonton loses at Anaheim, 5-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 victory. With the series 1624 win, the Anaheim Ducks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 11-9 overall and 6-5 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1624 loss, the Edmonton Oilers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 39-20 overall and 13-7 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Anaheim Ducks in series 1624 was LWWWLW: Series 1624 thus becomes the ninth NHL Preliminary-round series, the 27th NHL series (all rounds), and the 59th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1624 loss by the Edmonton Oilers ends their best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round playoff series winning streak at four series.

After Game 5: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-goals-1 to drop the Anaheim Ducks best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1624 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 4-4 and a Game 6 record of 3-5 (with an active four-Game 6 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 4-9 and a Game 6 record of 8-5. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2 (as they now do in series 1624), the Anaheim Ducks achieved their most recent series win in series 1331, in the 2017 NHL Quarterfinals over the ... Edmonton Oilers.

After Game 4: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and bested the Edmonton Oilers 4-goals-3(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 5 record of 4-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 2-7 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 5-4. The series 1624 Game 4 loss by the Edmonton Oilers breaks a best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 4 winning streak of ten consecutive Game 4s (irrespective of Game 1-3 outcomes) by the Oilers. The Anaheim Ducks trailed the visiting Edmonton Oilers by two goals as late as 7:35 into the second period into series 1624 Game 4, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2025, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 7:35 into the second period had a game record of only 53-349 (.132) - the Anaheim Ducks thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback against visiting Edmonton.

After Game 3: The Anaheim Ducks hosted and bested the Edmonton Oilers 7-goals-4 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 4 record of 4-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 8-10 and a Game 4 record of 10-8 (with an active six-Game 4 winning streak). The seven goals by the Anaheim Ducks in series 1624 Game 3 are the most in a best-of-7 NHL playoff game since series 1591 Game 3, when the Edmonton Oilers hosted and scored a figurative touchdown (seven goals) against the visiting Los Angeles Kings in their 2025 NHL Preliminary-round series.

After Game 2: The Anaheim Ducks visited and defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-goals-4 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-5 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 4-3, while the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 22-8 and a Game 3 record of 18-12. Both Anaheim Ducks best-of-7 NHL playoff series victories in the wake of 1-game-all ties occurred in their 2007 NHL championship-winning year, in series 1001 (over the Vancouver Canucks in the 2007 NHL Quarterfinals) and in series 1003 (over the Detroit Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Semifinals).

After Game 1: The Edmonton Oilers hosted and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Edmonton Oilers have a series record of 24-4 and a Game 2 record of 16-12. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Anaheim Ducks have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 2 record of 4-5. The Edmonton Oilers trailed the visiting Anaheim Ducks by one goal as late as 11:29 into the third period but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2025, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 11:29 into the third period had a game record of only 120-591 (.169) - the Edmonton Oilers thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback. Of the four Edmonton best-of-7 NHL playoff series losses in the wake of a 1-game-nil lead, one was to the Anaheim Ducks (in series 1331, in the 2017 NHL Quarterfinals; one of only two such victories by the Anaheim Ducks). Beginning with series 1331, the Anaheim Ducks with their series 1624 loss now have a four-Game 1 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2025-26 NHL regular season, the Edmonton Oilers finished one point ahead of the Anaheim Ducks. From 1939 through the 2025 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season point, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-10 (.600) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1624 is the 59th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Edmonton Oilers, and the 20th for the Anaheim Ducks. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Edmonton Oilers have an all-rounds series record of 39-19, a Preliminary-round series record of 13-6, and a Game 1 record of 28-30, while the Anaheim Ducks have an all-rounds series record of 10-9, a Preliminary-round series record of 5-5, and a Game 1 record of 10-9. Series 1624 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks. In their only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers as just the Ducks, Anaheim defeated Edmonton in series 1331 (in the 2017 NHL Quarterfinals); Edmonton defeated the old Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in series 970, in the 2006 NHL Semifinals.