Calvin Pickard, a career backup (when not playing in the minors) has more minutes in net than Edmonton’s No. 1 goaltender (Stuart Skinner). The gap could’ve been larger, but Pickard’s injury guaranteed recent starts for Skinner.

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Thursday night marked the 41st playoff appearance of Skinner’s playoff career, and his rough start now has him tied with Kelly Hrudey for the 11th worst SV% all time (.891) amongst goalies who have logged 40 or more postseason games.

In the West, the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars are familiar foes, facing off for an opportunity to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for a second consecutive season. Both Western Conference powerhouses are competing in their third conference final across the last four seasons.

The Florida Panthers battled in a seven-game series with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, but its been shear dominance so far against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.

The Florida Panthers have just rolled into Raleigh and embarrassed the Carolina Hurricanes in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final. In Game 2, the Panthers jumped all over the Hurricanes right out of the gate and cruised to a 5-0 win.