Calvin Pickard came on in relief for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, and he left fans all saying the same thing.
The Oilers came back from down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Starting goalie Stuart Skinner allowed three goals in the first period and was removed in favor of Pickard for the start of the second period. Edmonton scored three goals in the second to tie the game. The teams traded goals in the third period before Edmonton won it 5-4 in overtime on a goal by Leon Draisaitl.
Pickard stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced. He is now 7-0 this postseason, which makes him the first Oilers goalie since Grant Fuhr in 1985 to begin a postseason 7-0.
Oilers fans were left saying after the game that Pickard should start Game 5.
Absolutely zero reason not to start Pickard in Game 5.
— Kerch 🍉 (@matt_kercher) June 13, 2025
Knoblauch has to start Pickard in game 5 after this #StanleyCup
— Stat Boy Steven 🇳🇱🇮🇪 (@StatBoy_Steven) June 13, 2025
Gotta give the start to Pickard in game 5. For whatever reason they seem to play better in front of him. #oilers
— Nick (@recon0828) June 13, 2025
Pickard gotta start game 5 right?
— Andy Jamieson (@TheeHonestAndy) June 13, 2025
Pickard has to start game 5 right?
— Chris Martello (@crmars44) June 13, 2025
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch had said leading up to the game that he wasn’t sure who would start in goal for Game 4. That came after Skinner had been pulled during a poor Game 3 performance.
Now with two bad games in a row that led to him being pulled, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Knoblauch make the change for Game 5.
