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Oilers on brink after officials OK Ducks' OT goal
Key takeaways
- Ducks forward Ryan Poehling's overtime goal in Game 4 on Sunday gave host Anaheim a 4-3 victory and commanding 3-1 lead over the Edmonton Oilers in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
- But the Oilers aren't convinced that goal should have counted.
- I don't know how they see it as a conclusive goal," Edmonton defenseman Mattias Ekholm said.
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Ducks forward Ryan Poehling's overtime goal in Game 4 on Sunday gave host Anaheim a 4-3 victory and commanding 3-1 lead over the Edmonton Oilers in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
But the Oilers aren't convinced that goal should have counted.
"You guys saw it on the screen. We saw it on the TVs on the bench. I don't know how they see it as a conclusive goal," Edmonton defenseman Mattias Ekholm said.
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