Randy Carlyle isn't concerned with the Anaheim Ducks' recent history of ineptitude in Game 7s.

"It's not the same group, and I wasn't here, so don't pin any of the Game 7s on me," the Ducks head coach told reporters after the Edmonton Oilers forced the do-or-die game Sunday night. "Simple as that."

Anaheim has lost four consecutive Game 7s on home ice, but Carlyle insists that's in the past.

"This is a different group and we're going to approach (this one) as we do every game," he said following a 7-1 loss to Edmonton in Game 6. "We're not afraid to go into our building and play a solid hockey game, and that's what's going to be required."

Bruce Boudreau guided Anaheim for parts of the last five seasons, and he was fired after the Ducks fell in Game 7 to the Nashville Predators last spring.

Carlyle said Sunday that the franchise's difficulty in seventh games didn't have any impact on the blowout loss in Game 6.

"Not for me," he said. "I wasn't there for the situations that they lived through, and it's my job - and our job as the coaching staff - to prepare this group to play the best game of the year come Wednesday night in Anaheim."

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No magical comeback in the cards this time 'round for the Anaheim Ducks, as the Pacific Division champs were dusted 7-1 Sunday at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers, and according to winger Andrew Cogliano, Anahiem got exactly what it deserved.

"There’s a lot of mistakes that we made tonight, uncharacteristic mistakes, and we deserve to lose that way," Cogliano lamented postgame.

With an opportunity to book their ticket to the Western Conference final for the third time in 12 years, the Ducks laid a massive egg, managing only one goal while allowing a crooked number against.

Cogliano recognizes the missed opportunity, but was also quick to give the Oilers the respect they've earned.

"You don't see other teams giving up breakaways in the first 10 minutes of a hockey game to move onto the conference finals," said Cogliano. "I think that was the difference tonight, they wanted it.

"They outplayed us, they outclassed us, and they out-battled us, really."

Anaheim will have two-plus days to lick its wounds and prepare for a do-or-die Game 7 Wednesday night at Honda Center.

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John Gibson knows he didn't play well enough in the Edmonton Oilers' shellacking of the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.

"I wasn't very good. I (have) to come up with a couple saves," the Ducks goaltender said postgame, according to Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register. "Maybe it's different (if I do), maybe it's not."

Gibson was pulled less than nine minutes into the 7-1 loss after allowing three goals on six shots. He took responsibility for his lackluster play afterward.

"Stuff happens sometimes," he said. "It's my job and obviously I wasn't good enough tonight as I want to be. I just kind of let them down."

Jonathan Bernier relieved Gibson for only his second postseason appearance this spring, making 25 saves on 29 shots after taking over following Zack Kassian's goal that gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead.

Edmonton forced Game 7 with the victory, and the winner-take-all contest will go Wednesday night in Anaheim.

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The Edmonton Oilers' ailing blue line will likely get a boost for the final game of their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks.

Oilers head coach Todd Mclellan said postgame Sunday that Oscar Klefbom is expected to be ready for Game 7 on Wednesday night in Anaheim.

Klefbom missed Game 6 with an undisclosed injury after briefly joining his teammates for the pregame warmup.

Earlier Sunday, Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera was ruled out for Games 6 and 7 with an injury of his own.

Klefbom ranks second on Edmonton in average ice time in the playoffs, logging just under 23 minutes per contest.

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Have yourself a night, Leon.

Edmonton Oilers pivot Leon Draisaitl had a game to remember Sunday, as the 21-year-old scored a hat trick while also chipping in two assists in the Oilers' 7-1 dismantling of the Anaheim Ducks.

The five-point night bumps Draisaitl's playoff total up to an impressive 16 points (six goals, 10 assists), good for second-best in the NHL, trailing only Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins who has 17.

The former third overall pick from the 2014 entry draft is coming off an excellent regular season in which he posted career highs in goals (29) and assists (48), finishing the year with 77 points - good enough for eighth in league scoring.

Draisaitl has carried over his torrid scoring pace into the postseason, especially in the second round where he's entered full beast mode, tallying 13 points in six games versus the Ducks.

The young center clearly enjoys feasting on fowl, as he continues to punish Anaheim to the tune of 24 points over his last 16 games against the club (regular season and playoffs).

Simply put, Draisaitl dominated Game 6.

But, it will all be for naught if the Oilers can't pull off a Game 7 victory in southern California on Wednesday.

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Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers are laying it on the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6.

He opened the scoring Sunday, tallied another one less five minutes later, and capped off his hat trick by banging home a one-timer on the man advantage late in the second period to restore the Oilers' six-goal lead.

Draisaitl notched his first playoff hat trick in his 12th career postseason game, and became the first Edmonton player to score three goals in a contest since Doug Weight and Bill Guerin did so in back-to-back playoff contests in 2000.

He's also the second-youngest Oiler ever to post a postseason hat trick, behind some guy named Wayne Gretzky, according to Sportsnet.

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John Gibson's night didn't last long Sunday.

The Anaheim Ducks goaltender was yanked less than nine minutes into Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers after surrendering three goals on six shots.

Jonathan Bernier replaced Gibson in the Ducks' crease, getting his first playoff action since Game 3 of Anaheim's first-round series against the Calgary Flames.

Leon Draisaitl scored on a breakaway less than three minutes into Sunday's game, and then tucked a backhand past Gibson about four and a half minutes later.

Zack Kassian subsequently beat the netminder five-hole at the 8:25 mark of the opening frame, ending Gibson's evening.

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Sometimes, Twitter can be everything it was always meant to be. Particularly when P.K. Subban succeeds.

With Montreal Canadiens supporters unable to accept that a team, any team, their team actually traded Subban, Twitter lights up every time Subban reminds the hockey world that he's not only one of the game's best players, but arguably the sport's best ambassador.

In his first season with Nashville after being acquired for Shea Weber, the Predators are off to their first Western Conference final, and that fact brought out some fantastic 140-character bursts Sunday evening.

It's nothing personal against Weber. It's just that you don't trade P.K. Subban. Ever.

Subban himself took to Twitter to remind everyone he is indeed having the time of his life - as he should be:

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The Edmonton Oilers are playing Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks without yet another defenseman.

Oscar Klefbom is not in the lineup Sunday, compounding matters for the Oilers, who are already without Andrej Sekera for the rest of their second-round series.

Klefbom took part in the pregame warmup but left after about five minutes, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Eric Gryba and Griffin Reinhart drew in for their injured teammates.

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The St. Louis Blues were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 6 on Sunday, losing the contest 3-1 and the series 4-2 to the Nashville Predators.

Sure, the Predators deserve their cred for an excellent series in which they held the Blues to only five goals over the final four games, but the Blues struggled to execute on offense, especially on the man advantage.

St. Louis managed only one goal on 16 power-play chances versus Nashville, and despite throwing out guys like Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz, and Alex Steen on every power play, the Blues were unable to beat Pekka Rinne more than once while up a man.

Futility on the power play was a theme plaguing the Blues in their previous series against the Minnesota Wild as well, where the club managed only one goal on 15 opportunities.

The Blues' struggles were amplified by the fact that Nashville's blue line played at an insane level.

Ryan Ellis continues to impress, while Matthias Ekholm and P.K. Subban have been rock solid. And let's not forget about Roman Josi - the 26-year-old has arguably been the Predators' best D-man while also registering six points thus far.

It's another successful regular-season showing followed up by a disappointing playoff exit for St. Louis, as Sunday's loss marks the sixth straight season in which the Blues have qualified for the postseason but failed to reach the Stanley Cup final.

As for Nashville, it awaits the winner of the Ducks-Oilers series - Game 6 goes Sunday night from Edmonton; Anaheim leads 3-2.

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