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The Edmonton Oilers are starting their backup goalie Sunday in the first of back-to-back road games for the National Hockey League (NHL) club.
Calvin Pickard will start in net for the third time this season as the Oilers visit Detroit for a 4 p.m. MT afternoon matchup against the Red Wings.
“We’re heading into a back-to-back, (so) whether we chose the first game, second game … Calvin’s been strong for us,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch told media Sunday morning.
The Oilers will travel to Columbus, Ohio, after Sunday’s game to play the Blue Jackets on Monday.
Pickard is 1-1 in three appearances for the Oilers this season with a 3.28 goals-against average and an .852 save percentage. The 32-year-old backstopped Edmonton to a win over the Predators in Nashville on Oct. 17, five days after he was in …
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