It’s been nine years since the Anaheim Ducks won a playoff series, but the team is still just one win away from advancing into round two of this year’s NHL Playoffs.

After winning three straight against the Edmonton Oilers in games two, three and four, the reigning Western Conference champions came back to win Game 5, 4-1.

Edmonton took a 3-0 lead early in that matchup with first period goals from Vasily Podkolzin, Zach Hyman, and Leon Draisaitl, the latter of whom tied Wayne Gretzky for the most postseason power-play goals in franchise history with 23. Alex Killorn scored the Ducks’ only goal in the 3-1 loss.

Tonight, the teams will meet in a potentially series-deciding Game 6.

If the Ducks win tonights game, they’ll advance into the second round of the NHL Playoffs to face either the Utah Mammoth or Vegas Golden Knights. An Oilers win would force a winner-takes-all Game 7 in Edmonton.

Oilers vs. Ducks Game 6 start time

Tonight’s (April 30) Oilers vs. Ducks playoff game is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.

How to watch Oilers vs. Ducks for free

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Oilers vs. Ducks game for free.

DIRECTV is our top pick for watching hockey live for free — the five-day free trial of its MySports genre pack has TNT, plus all of the other channels you’ll need for the NHL playoffs. When the trial is over, you’ll pay $44.99/month for your first two months and gain access to 20+ live sports channels.

If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try a Sling Orange Day Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including TNT. Sling also offers weekend and week-long passes for its Orange plan, which offer between three and seven days of access.

Oilers vs. Ducks playoff schedule

• Game 1: Oilers 4, Ducks 3
• Game 2: Ducks 6, Oilers 4
• Game 3: Ducks 7, Oilers 4
• Game 4: Ducks 4, Oilers 3 (OT)
• Game 5: Oilers 4, Ducks 1
• Game 6: Oilers at Ducks | April 30, 10 p.m. (TNT)
• Game 7: Ducks at Oilers | TBD (if necessary)

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