Skinner was pulled in the last two games, in Game 3 during a Panthers rout and in Game 4 after a first-period barrage in which the team didn't play well in front of him. Pickard stopped 22 of 23 shots as the Oilers rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win 5-4 in overtime.

Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reported that the Oilers will be starting backup goaltender Calvin Pickard over starter Stuart Skinner in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This comes after Skinner was pulled in Games 3 and 4. Pickard notably backstopped the team to an overtime victory in Game 4.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers meet in Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta Saturday.

Calvin Pickard saved Edmonton's skin in Game 4, and our Panthers vs. Oilers picks for Game 5 believe he'll come up big once again on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

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

The Edmonton Oilers got off the mat. Down, 2-1, in the best-of-seven series and trailing by three goals in Friday night’s Game 4, the Oilers staged a stunning comeback to get the Final back on level terms ahead of Sunday’s Game 5 in Alberta.

Is there better theater than Stanley Cup playoff hockey? Game 4 between Edmonton and Florida had everything: chaotic twists, a comeback, a last-second game-tying goal, another overtime, and Taylor Swift in the crowd as the Oilers tied a wild series.

Perry wants to win the Cup again not just for himself, but for his 7-year-old son Griffin, who joined him at his pod for the Stanley Cup Final Media Day on June 3. Perry's lone Cup win came 10 years before Griffin was born, so sharing this experience with him makes it that much more special.