Pickard injured, Skinner to start Gm. 3 for Oilers

EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Oilers switched goaltenders for Game 3 of their second-round playoff bid against the Vegas Golden Knights, with Stuart Skinner replacing Calvin Pickard connected Saturday night.

Pickard, who took implicit arsenic Edmonton's starter during a first-round bid against the Los Angeles Kings, was day-to-day, Oilers manager Kris Knoblauch said.

Pickard was stellar successful Edmonton's 5-4 overtime triumph successful Game 2 with 28 saves, but helium appeared uncomfortable successful the 3rd play and was seen shaking retired his near leg.

Pickard replaced regular-season starter Skinner erstwhile the Oilers trailed the Kings 2-0 successful the archetypal round.

The Oilers won six successful a enactment with Pickard successful nett and took a 2-0 bid pb location from Las Vegas to Rogers Place.

Skinner is 19-17 successful vocation playoff games with the Oilers.