Calvin Pickard, the 32-year-old goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers, helped end the team's losing streak with a game-saving performance against the Carolina Hurricanes. Pickard's 35 saves led the Oilers to a 3-1 victory.

Calvin Pickard helped Edmonton end its five-game losing streak Saturday by making a season-high 35 saves for a 2-1 Oilers victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.

Calvin Pickard got the start after he had ... ceding the way for Stuart Skinner to enter the game. Leon Draisaitl had opened the scoring just over 10 minutes into the game firing home a loose ...

Leon Draisaitl spoke about the Edmonton Oilers' defensive struggles after their 6-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, the Oilers' sixth defeat in seven games.

According to NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun, an upgrade at the goaltending position isn't a priority for Oilers GM Stan Bowman.

The rest of the game was mostly immaterial. The Ducks added two more off of Oilers defensive breakdowns, while Connor McDavid scored a beautiful -- if meaningless -- powerplay goal in the third period to make them two-for-two on the man advantage.

Savoie and Draisaitl will see Vasily Podkolzin on the opposite flank. The Oilers top line will remain the same, with Connor McDavid centring Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman, while the third will see Adam Henrique up the middle with Mattias Janmark and Connor Brown on his wings.

The Edmonton Oilers were in Raleigh to square off against the Carolina Hurricanes with the hopes of wrapping up their road trip on a high. And while it wasn’t the prettiest win we’ll ever see, it was mission accomplished for an Oilers team who battled for that 3-1 win right to the final buzzer.

Adam Henrique and Corey Perry scored to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. Connor McDavid added an empty-netter and Calvin Pickard stopped 35 shots for the Oilers, who snapped a five-game losing streak and got their first win since Feb.

The Oilers get a desperately needed win in Carolina to conclude a disappointing road trip, but had to work extremely hard to end their five-game losing streak.

Calvin Pickard, the 32-year-old goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers, helped end the team's losing streak with a game-saving performance against the Carolina Hurricanes. Pickard's 35 saves led the ...