The Edmonton Oilers are in a must-win scenario after dropping Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and the question of who will start in goal for the team still looms heading into Game 6.

As the Edmonton Oilers get ready for Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, the team has been weighing the possibility of making a change at the goalie position. Goalie Stuart Skinner was pulled from Game 4 after a rough first period.

Calvin Pickard Sends Stuart Skinner Message After Saving Oilers' Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers were in a familiar spot after 20 minutes of Game 4: down three goals to the Florida Panthers, searching for a spark, and once again turning to backup goalie Calvin Pickard.

SUNRISE ― Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner was the subject of pre-game mind games from Florida Panthers backup goalie Vitek Vanecek. And it appears to have worked. Just like he did before a Game 3 steamrolling by the Panthers,

Edmonton is benching Stuart Skinner in favor of Calvin Pickard for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifts back to Canada. None of this is all too surprising. Skinner has been good, not great this postseason (2.99 goals against average, 89.1 save percentage) and was downright awful in Game 4.

Edmonton Oilers are undecided on their Game 5 goalie in the Stanley Cup Final, with Skinner and Pickard both potential options.

Following a Game 3 defeat in the Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton Oilers fans are unfairly blaming goaltender Stuart Skinner. Despite criticism, Skinner isn't the core issue; the Oilers' defensive system is failing,