Edmonton left furious after Ryan Poehling’s reviewed overtime goal changes series
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Daniel Lucente
Apr 27, 2026 (9:15)
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Photo credit: © Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images
Ryan Poehling's overtime goal puts Edmonton Oilers on the brink, and Tristan Jarry's skate turns Anaheim Ducks chaos into NHL fury.
This was not just a weird bounce.
It was the kind of call that can bend a playoff series.
Anaheim beat Edmonton 4-3 in overtime, taking a 3-1 series lead in the first round.
Poehling scored at 2:29 of overtime, after the puck slid under Jarry near the goal line.
The anger comes from the standard.
The overhead look did not clearly prove the puck crossed fully, because Jarry's skate blocked the key view.
You can see the puck disappear under the skate, the arena pause, then the whole series tilt on one review.
Ryan Poehling Puts Edmonton Oilers Under Heat
Fans are right to be furious when a season swings on a view that still feels incomplete.
The Ducks deserve credit, too.
They kept pushing pucks into Jarry's pads instead of hunting pretty plays from the wall.
The Oilers want speed through the middle, but Anaheim dragged them into net-front chaos and made every crease battle uncomfortable.
Jarry made 34 saves in his first playoff start for Edmonton.
That number looks solid, but the final image is brutal.
Connor McDavid had two assists, both on the man advantage, yet Edmonton still could not close.
The Oilers finished the regular season 41-30-11, while Anaheim came in at 43-33-6.
This was never a soft matchup.
Now Kris Knoblauch has a nasty Game 5 choice between trust and panic.
Change the goalie, and the room feels it.
Stay with Jarry, and every loose puck near the line becomes a national debate.
Anaheim heads home in control because it won the dirty inch.
Edmonton now needs three straight answers, and the first one has to be louder than the replay room.
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