Frank Vatrano, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Strome scored in the second period and the surging Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 for their fifth consecutive home victory.

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.

ANAHEIM -- Ryan Strome and Troy Terry each had a goal and two assists for the Anaheim Ducks in a 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Honda Center on Thursday. Frank Vatrano, Cutter Gauthier and Jackson LaCombe also scored, and Lukas Dostal made 22 saves for the Ducks (26-25-7), who are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games.

With 19 games remaining in the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks are seven points out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They have every reason to kick things into high gear and make a final and critical playoff push,

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,

The St. Louis Blues will battle the Anaheim Ducks in a showdown between two playoff hopefuls at Honda Center. This will be a pivotal Western Conference showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Blues-Ducks prediction and pick.