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Three keys to the Oilers’ Game 1 victory over Ducks

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Ducks center Ryan Kesler and Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera scuffle late in the third period.

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Ducks goalie John Gibson falls to the ice during the third period after Oilers center Mark Letestu scored his second gosl of the game.

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Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scores an empty-net goal in front of Ducks right wing Corey Perry late in the third period.

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Ducks center Rickard Rakell whiffs on a potential game-tying goal late during the third period.

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Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg scores aginst Oilers goalie Cam Talbot to tie the score 3-3 during the third period.

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Ducks defenseman Josh Manson collides with Oilers left wing Patrick Maroon during the second period.

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Ducks center Rickard Rakell and Oilers right wing Zack Kassian battle for the puck during the second period.

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Ducks goalie John Gibson makes a save as Oilers left wing Anton Slepyshev is called for interference during the second period.

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Ducks center Antoine Vermette battles for control of the puck against Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins during the first period.

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Ducks goalie John Gibson tries to make a save as the puck hits the crossbar next to Oilers center Mark Letestu during the second period.

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Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm and Oilers center Connor McDavid collide along the boards during the first period.

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Ducks left wing Nick Ritchie and Oilers left wing Milan Lucic collide during e second period.

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Ducks goalie John Gibson makes a save in front of Oilers right wing Zack Kassian during the first period.

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By Curtis Zupke
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Three keys to the Ducks’ 5-3 loss to the Oilers at Honda Center in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series:

1. The Oilers got to more loose pucks. Both of Mark Letestu’s goals came on rebounds on the right side of the power play.

2. The Ducks were in the penalty box too much. They gave Edmonton five power plays, and the Oilers scored twice. The Ducks got three power plays and scored once.

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3. Edmonton took advantage of Ducks’ missteps. Adam Larsson’s first goal came when the Ducks were trying to change lines. The Oilers also got a two-man advantage in the second period on a high-sticking penalty by Hampus Lindholm.

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Curtis Zupke

Curtis Zupke is a former multiplatform editor and staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He covered hockey for The Times, the Orange County Register and NHL.com, and his work has also appeared in Hockey News, the Chicago Tribune and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, among other papers, and for Associated Press. He was born and raised in the South Bay and started as a sports writer in Southern California in 1999.

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