Oilers’ Skinner replaced by Pickard after allowing five goals

Stuart Skinner‘s night came to an early end. The Edmonton Oilers decided to replace their goaltender after Skinner allowed his fifth goal of the night, swapping him with backup Calvin Pickard in the third period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Skinner exited the showdown against the Florida Panthers with 18 saves on 23 shots, finishing with a .783 save percentage and a 6.98 goals-against average. The Oilers were down 5-1 when he was yanked. The Panthers dominated early, with Brad Marchand opening the scoring less than a minute into the game. Carter Verhaeghe followed it up later in the first period, then Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett found the twine in the second period. The final straw for the Oilers was a power-play marker from Aaron Ekblad 3:27 into the third as Skinner was unable to reach across the crease to stop the Panthers blue-liner from sending one into the open net. The 26-year-old Edmonton native hasn’t had a pretty Cup Final, as he came into Game 3 with eight goals against and a .892 save percentage. Pickard, 33, hasn’t had an appearance in net since suffering an injury in Game 2 of the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights.