Pickard to start Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final for Oilers 

Calvin Pickard will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

Pickard was in the starter’s net at the morning skate, one day after coach Kris Knoblauch wasn’t ready to reveal his starting goalie. Knoblauch confirmed Pickard is his starter after the morning skate.

Stuart Skinner started Game 4 but was pulled after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the first period. Pickard came in relief, saving 22 of 23 shots for the Oilers, who came back from that 3-0 deficit to defeat the Panthers 5-4 in overtime.

The best-of-7 series is tied 2-2.

Pickard became the fourth different goalie in Oilers history to win seven straight games in the postseason, joining Grant Fuhr (9-0 in 1985; 8-0 in 1988), Bill Ranford (8-0 in 1990) and Dwayne Roloson (7-0 in 2006). He has a 2.69 goals-against average and an .896 save percentage in nine games (seven starts).

Pickard also came in late in Game 3, a 6-1 win for the Panthers, making seven of eight saves.

Prior to relief work in Game 3, he hadn’t played since May 8 when he made 28 of 32 saves in a 5-4 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round. But he sustained a lower-body injury in that game and Skinner took over.

Skinner is 7-6 with a 2.99 GAA, an .891 save percentage and three shutouts in 14 starts.