Oilers look to gain ground in playoff race vs. lowly Ducks

The Edmonton Oilers can move to within one point of the idle first-place Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division with a victory on Wednesday night when they finish a Southern California back-to-back against the Anaheim Ducks.

Edmonton (46-23-9, 101 points) moved into second place and hold home-ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 3-1 victory at Los Angeles on Tuesday. It was the fifth