Oilers at Red Wings: Calvin Pickard to start in goal for Edmonton [Video]

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.

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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 …