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Ducks return to Stanley Cup playoffs after 7-year absence to face Connor McDavid and tested Oilers
Anaheim returns after a seven-season absence, while Edmonton brings back-to-back Western Conference titles and a roster expecting Leon Draisaitl to return.
- On Monday night, the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks begin their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, marking the first postseason meeting between these teams in nine years.
- After a seven-season absence, the Anaheim Ducks return to the playoffs under coach Joel Quenneville, who has guided teams to the postseason in 21 of his 23 completed seasons.
- While the veteran Edmonton Oilers have played 75 postseason games over four years, the inexperienced Anaheim Ducks feature at least 10 homegrown players making postseason debuts.
- Forward Troy Terry said, "It's exciting to be where we are," as Edmonton captain Connor McDavid warned of dangers posed by his young opponent.
- Edmonton nears the return of star Leon Draisaitl following a lower-body injury, while center Jason Dickinson recovers from an April 8 puck hit that sidelined him.
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Ducks return to Stanley Cup playoffs after 7-year absence to face Connor McDavid and tested Oilers
The Anaheim Ducks have not won a Stanley Cup playoff series since since 2017, when their team of playoff-tested veterans needed seven games to outlast 20-year-old Connor McDavid and the upstart Edmonton Oilers, who had just ended their franchise’s decade-long postseason drought.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 27%
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