EDMONTON – No two playoff series are exactly alike.
No two players are, either.
The Edmonton Oilers have two wholly unique goaltenders: Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard. They are unique in style and career accomplishments. But Pickard has achieved something that Skinner hasn’t yet.
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Both goalies have started at least 40 games in a season. Pickard did that for the Colorado Avalanche in 2016-17, and Skinner has done that for three consecutive seasons.
However, Pickard has been the superior playoff performer to date. And the numbers back up this case.
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Skinner has a record of 19-17-0 in the playoffs to go along with a 3.00 goals against average (GAA), a .889 save percentage (SV%), and one shutout. Pickard is 7-1-0, with a 2.68 GAA and a .895 SV%.
However, Pickard’s most recent accomplishment, this playoff run, gives him a milestone that no one else has in the NHL.
Pickard is the first goalie in NHL history to start six consecutive games and have six comeback wins. This is a wild achievement to have.
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It’s no secret that this playoff run has been a singular experience. Despite the Cinderella story of last year’s Oilers club, they are taking it up a notch this postseason.
They didn’t dig themselves the same hole this year that they did last season, but they came close. Now, they have a whole new set of challenges that they are ready to face.
And they have a consistent netminder behind them, ready to meet those challenges.
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