Mintyukov and Sennecke score twice each as the Ducks hold off the Oilers 5–4 in Edmonton

By The Canadian Chronicle · Friday, November 6, 2026

Sports · NHL · The Canadian Chronicle

Published Friday, November 6, 2026 · 2 min read

The Edmonton Oilers scored twice in the last four minutes to make it a one-goal game. The Anaheim Ducks left Rogers Place with the 5-4 win anyway.

The Ducks' scorers

Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each scored two goals and added an assist for Anaheim. Sennecke's second goal, on the power play early in the third period, made it 5-2.

Cutter Gauthier scored his ninth goal in the past four games, seven of them on the power play, and added an assist. Anaheim has won three straight, and its power play is 12-for-19 over the past four games.

Edmonton's push

Connor McDavid had a short-handed goal and three assists, extending his season-opening point streak to 17 games. Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two assists.

Kasperi Kapanen scored on a power play at 16:24 of the third to cut the lead to 5-3. Draisaitl scored with the goaltender pulled to make it 5-4 with 45 seconds left.

Matt Tomkins made 16 saves for Edmonton. The Oilers came into the game on a five-game point streak.

What is next

Edmonton hosts the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Vancouver arrives on a four-game losing streak after a 6-2 loss in Winnipeg on Thursday.