ANAHEIM (Interstat) — The Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit with five unanswered goals in the second period and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday at Honda Center. The announced attendance was 17,174. Edmonton improved to 3-1-0, while Anaheim slipped to 2-1-0. Evan Bouchard recorded two goals and an assist for Edmonton, and Leon Draisaitl added four assists. Devon Levi stopped 28 of 30 shots to earn the win. Anaheim’s Beckett Sennecke scored both of his team’s goals, both in the first period. The game’s decisive stretch came after Anaheim controlled the opening period, as Edmonton scored five times in the middle period to take command. The Oilers finished with five goals in the second period after trailing 2-0 after the first. The Oilers trailed after the first period despite several scoring chances, then took over in the second.

Anaheim struck first at 4:11 of the first period when Sennecke scored on a wrist shot, with assists from Mikael Granlund and Leo Carlsson. The Ducks added to their lead at 15:28 when Sennecke scored again on a tip-in, assisted by Carlsson and Jackson LaCombe. Before those goals, Levi had made saves on Tyson Hinds, Alex Killorn, and Jeff Malott, while Lukas Dostal turned aside shots from Owen Michaels, Jason Dickinson, and Ryan Shea for Anaheim. Edmonton’s Jake Walman received a holding penalty at 14:43, and Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson was called for interference against Connor McDavid at 16:58. The Oilers generated chances late in the period, including a Ryan Shea tip-in that Dostal saved, but Anaheim carried a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Levi also stopped Cutter Gauthier and Nikita Nesterenko in the opening period, while Dostal denied Kasperi Kapanen and Jake Walman. Sennecke had a shot saved by Levi and another attempt hit the left post. Granlund won several faceoffs for Anaheim, and Draisaitl had a wrist shot go wide and another shot blocked by LaCombe.

Edmonton flipped the game in the second period. Bouchard scored 11 seconds into the period on a slap shot, with Draisaitl assisting. The Oilers tied the game at 12:30 when Kapanen scored on a wrist shot, with McDavid and Bouchard picking up assists. Bouchard then scored his second of the night at 28:12 on another slap shot, assisted by Draisaitl and McDavid. Edmonton took a 4-2 lead at 32:49 when Vasily Podkolzin scored on a wrist shot, with Draisaitl earning his fourth assist of the game. McDavid capped the five-goal surge at 38:08 with a wrist shot, assisted by Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm. Anaheim’s Connor Murphy was assessed a delay of game penalty for putting the puck over the glass at 12:55, and a tripping penalty at 6:39. A too many men penalty was served by Judd Caulfield at 8:55. Murphy and Sennecke received roughing penalties at 36:48, and Draisaitl won several key faceoffs during the outburst. Bouchard’s first goal came after a Tristan Luneau giveaway. Kapanen’s tying goal followed a hit by LaCombe on McDavid. Draisaitl also had a tip-in saved by Dostal earlier in the period. McDavid had a wrist shot and a backhand go wide, and Podkolzin had a shot blocked by LaCombe.

In the third period, Anaheim pushed to cut into the deficit but could not solve Levi. The Edmonton goaltender denied Granlund, Gauthier, Pavel Mintyukov, Tim Washe, and Sennecke. Ville Husso replaced Dostal in the Anaheim net and stopped a Draisaitl wrist shot, while Edmonton blocked several attempts from LaCombe and Noah Warren. Nikita Nesterenko received a roughing penalty at 42:26. Isaac Howard was called for hooking at 48:25. Murphy received a tripping penalty at 51:10, and Josh Samanski was called for tripping at 9:28. Edmonton’s penalty kill held firm, and the Oilers protected their three-goal advantage through the final horn. Levi finished with 28 saves, including stops on Granlund and Gauthier during Anaheim’s best pressure of the period. Tim Washe had a backhand saved by Levi, and Leo Carlsson had a wrist shot blocked. Mathieu Joseph delivered hits on Nesterenko and Noah Warren for Edmonton.

Bouchard’s performance topped Edmonton’s scoring list. The 6-foot-3, 192-pound defenseman finished with two goals, one assist and four shots on goal. Draisaitl, listed at 6-foot-2 and 209 pounds, had four assists and two shots. McDavid, at 6-foot-1 and 194 pounds, contributed one goal, two assists, one shot and one hit. Levi, a 6-foot, 192-pound goaltender, made 28 saves on 30 shots in the win. Sennecke, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound forward, led Anaheim with two goals, seven shots and two penalty minutes. Podkolzin, at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, scored once and added three shots and one hit. Ekholm, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound defenseman, recorded one assist and one shot. Kapanen, at 6-foot-1 and 194 pounds, scored one goal and had three shots and two hits. Granlund, at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, recorded one assist, two shots and one hit. Carlsson, a 6-foot-3, 203-pound center, added two assists and two penalty minutes.

Edmonton’s recent run includes a win against Seattle and a high-scoring victory at Vancouver earlier in the season. Anaheim had won its previous two games, including an overtime decision against Florida and a road win at Vegas. The Oilers next play at San Jose, while the Ducks next visit Winnipeg. Bouchard has been productive in the early season, including a three-goal, two-assist game against Vancouver. Edmonton’s victory gave the Oilers three wins in their first four games, while Anaheim dropped its first game of the season after a 2-0 start. The Ducks had been projected by Interstat’s game simulator to win 4-3, but Edmonton’s second-period burst and Levi’s goaltending changed the outcome. Edmonton had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. Interstat’s ELO system had given Edmonton a 52.3 percent probability to win. The total score of 7 went under the over-under line of 6.5.