It's a weird series to call because neither team was impressive in their first series. The Ducks were soundly outplayed by Calgary in 3 of the 4 games and were gifted a win thanks to goaltending. The Oilers found themselves against a San Jose team that played below their ability in every way, yet still had to go 6 games.
The Oilers don't really have a "game," they have McDavid and Talbot. McDavid seems pretty neutered, so if the Ducks can play their aggressive game and actually score against quality goaltending then they'll take this easily. If they have trouble scoring (which is possible, most of their goals against the Flames were gifted) then it could be anybody's series.
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