Oilers, Pickard and Stanley Cup Final
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The Edmonton Oilers are in a must-win scenario after dropping Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and the question of who will start in goal for the team still looms heading into Game 6.
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Coach Kris Knoblauch is not sure whether Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.
Calvin Pickard stepped into a dire situation for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, and the goalie’s strong advanced stats helped him remain undefeated this postseason and his team draw even in their championship series rematch against the Florida Panthers.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell picked up a loose puck off a turnover in the high slot and barrelled towards the net with a chance to make a big lead surely insurmountable. A goal here and the game, and maybe even the Stanley Cup Final, might be over.
All season long and well before it, the Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending situation has been a subject of intense debate.
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Edmonton Journal on MSNEdmonton Oilers must be considering another change in net for Game 4And he returned a new man, going 6-2 with a trio of shutouts on the way to reaching the Round 4 rematch against Florida, where he pushed it to 7-2 before the wheels started falling off again with Edmonton’s first back-to-back losses since playoffs began.