Goaltender Calvin Pickard Again Steps up for Oilers at Crunch Time
- Calvin Pickard, a 33-year-old goaltender, has helped the Oilers secure a comeback win this spring.
- A team member noted that Pickard makes saves at the key moments that are needed.
- He is regarded as one of the best in the league for making crucial saves.
- The team felt a need to change things up during the match.
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Pickard saves the day for Oilers in a backup role in 5-4 OT win over Panthers in Game 4 of Cup Final
Calvin Pickard came in cold off the bench to make 22 saves, to spark the Edmonton Oilers rally from a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 OT win over Florida in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Pickard improved his…
Calvin Pickard Saved The Day
The Edmonton Oilers' maddening, decade-long goalie controversy is over ... for the next week, anyway. As that next week contains the entirety of what is now a best-of-three Stanley Cup Final, it feels like a mercy. Calvin Pickard, after two periods and most of an overtime of effective relief in Thursday's absurd 5–4 win, will be the man between the pipes, as there is simply not enough time left to survive any sort of disaster that might tempt he…

Goaltender Calvin Pickard again steps up for Oilers at crunch time
SUNRISE — Calvin Pickard had yet to see much action. The Oilers goaltender entered the fray after Thursday's disastrous first period where his team failed to meet the moment and left Stuart Skinner hung out to dry down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Edmonton clawed back within two early in the second period on a power-play goal off the stick of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Pickard was then — almost out of nowhere — force…
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