Leon Draisaitl spoke about the Edmonton Oilers' defensive struggles after their 6-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, the Oilers' sixth defeat in seven games.

Draisaitl is at the peak of his hockey powers, delivering exceptional results via brains, brawn and precision.

The Oilers even opened the scoring on the powerplay midway through the first. But then the defensive lapses began in earnest. The visitors pounded home 4 goals before the period was over, sending Edmonton starter Calvin Pickard to the bench in favour of Stu Skinner.

Mason McTavish scored two goals for the visiting Anaheim Ducks in a 6-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Sam Colangelo and Leo Carlsson each delivered a goal and an assist, Jackson LaCombe and Cutter Gauthier contributed three assists each and Lukas Dostal made 33 saves for the Ducks,

The Ducks rode a dominant first period to a big road win over a division rival, tonight downing the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 at Rogers Place. NHL GAMECENTER | DUCKS STREAM With the win, Anaheim's eighth in the last 11 games,

Leon Draisaitl & Connor McDavid each register a goal & an assist for the Oilers in a 6-2 defeat to the Ducks to open a three-game homestand at Rogers Place on Tuesday night

The rest of the game was mostly immaterial. The Ducks added two more off of Oilers defensive breakdowns, while Connor McDavid scored a beautiful -- if meaningless -- powerplay goal in the third period to make them two-for-two on the man advantage.

The Anaheim Ducks will take another shot at moving up the standings when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. The Ducks missed an opportunity to close the gap on the final wild-card spot from the Western Conference when they lost 6-3 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.

Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had a ... Draisaitl has nine goals in his last nine games. Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Strome (16) celebrates a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second ...

Mason McTavish had a pair of goals and Jackson Lacombe and Cutter Gauthier each had three assists as the Anaheim Ducks scored four goals in the final eight minutes of the first period en route to a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mason McTavish had a pair of goals and Jackson Lacombe and Cutter Gauthier each had three assists as the Anaheim Ducks scored ... made 32 saves. Leon Draisaitl and ...

Mason McTavish had a pair of goals and Jackson Lacombe and Cutter Gauthier each had three assists as the Anaheim Ducks scored four goals in the final eight minutes of the first period en route to a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.