Have the Edmonton Oilers woken up? 

The two-time reigning Western Conference champions got up off the mat on Tuesday night.

Facing the possibility of an embarrassing, five-game elimination at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks, the Edmonton Oilers delivered by far their best performance of the series en route to a 4-1 win that sends the series back to Orange County with the Ducks holding just a 3-2 edge.

Connor McDavid played through an injury to record two assists, while goalie Connor Ingram was stellar after getting benched for Game 4 in favor of Tristan Jarry.

On Tuesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, host Tyler Yaremchuk and co-host and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton discussed whether or not the Oilers’ performance means this seasoned team can complete the comeback against a team mostly new to the postseason grind.

Tyler Yaremchuk: In the other series that’s going six, I actually don’t think that’s the same… Edmonton jumps out to a 3-0 lead, they hold on this time. They win 4-1. Connor Ingram plays really, really well. Gives the Oilers maybe a little bit of confidence between the pipes which they’ve been searching for. Lukas Dostal gets the yank after just 10 minutes, three goals on nine shots, but where I’m going with this, Hutts, is I actually think now there’s some pressure on Anaheim going into Game 6. I think Edmonton’s got their swagger a little bit. And if you’re the Ducks in the back of your mind, I think there’s got to be a little bit of like, “Oh God, are they waking up?” And like, “Oh s---, if we don’t win game six in our building, we’re in a world of trouble going back to Edmonton.” Like, I know Anaheim has the series lead. They’ve just got to win one of the last two. But I think there is a tremendous amount of pressure, just based on how last night played out.

Carter Hutton: I totally agree. I think the comparison is perfect, the Buffalo to Boston versus this series is a way different amount of pressure, right? I think now you’re trying to slay the beast of the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid and the two-time Stanley Cup finalists, and you’ve pushed them to the brink, and then your guy who’s been a big difference maker, Lukas Dostal, has been probably one of your team’s MVPs throughout this last few years, has a brutal game. He didn’t look good, even the puck handling mistake, things going through him. And now you got to go home, and you know they’re going to come out flying. I think there’s a lot of question marks now as the Anaheim team. What I think can be a factor is obviously Dostal’s numbers up here haven’t been great, but again, that’s a product of playing the Edmonton Oilers. He’s just got to make timely saves when he can. Now can that veteran leadership you have in the room as Anaheim Ducks come into the equation here? Again, I’m going to say the same thing tonight with the Tampa Bay Lightning. But you think about [Jacob] Trouba, you think about [Alex] Killorn, and they’re missing Radko Gudas as their captain. Has that been a difference maker? Because I think now these young kids are going to feel the pressure of trying to knock out Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl at home. You lose this one, well, this series is on its ear now.

You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here…