“If we were coming in here and trying to start slow, I would have an answer for you,” the Oilers defenseman replied. “But that’s not the case.”

EDMONTON -- Calvin Pickard will start for the Edmonton Oilers against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

“Oh, this is as good as this thing gets,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “This is Christmas. This is the payoff.”