The Ducks are peaking and a bad matchup for the Oilers. Edmoton was able to take advantage of San Jose being the oldest team in the league in winning its first-round Stanley Cup matchup. The Sharks' style was more free-wheeling than physical. That's not the case with Anaheim - and that's to Edmonton's disadvantage.

I see the Oilers having trouble in dealing with the Ducks' more methodical, physical style. Anaheim also has several players who can contain and get under the skin of Connor McDavid and the Oilers' other young offensive stars. Playing on the road only makes this problem worse for the Oilers. The Ducks are extremely tough at home winning 70 percent of their past 63 home games. They've also defeated the Oilers in nine of the last 11 games at home.

Anaheim had an easier first-round series than Edmonton. The Ducks swept Calgary in four games never really being seriously challenged. The Ducks won the season series from the Oilers, too.

As an added plus, the Ducks are expected to get back defenseman Cam Fowler from a knee injury. He had missed the Ducks' past two games.