Detroit Red Wings
The Daily: Ex-Red Wings Helping Oilers; Why Holland Saying ‘No’
The Edmonton Oilers playoff win in Game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights is brought to you, in part, by the Detroit Red Wings alumni association.
Calvin Pickard made 28 saves and defenseman Jake Walman scored his first NHL playoff goal to help the Oilers beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in overtime to claim a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.
Pickard, in the Red Wings organization from 2019-22, is now 6-0 for the Oilers in this postseason.
Goalies to begin postseason 6-0, Oilers history
Andy Moog (1983)
Grant Fuhr (1985)
Calvin Pickard (2025) pic.twitter.com/3Prz7z39wU— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) May 9, 2025
Pickard, always well liked when he was in Detroit, will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
Walman was plus-2 in Game 2 and is plus-11 during the Oilers’ current run. Walman has not had a minus game in this postseason. He has been plus in seven of Edmonton’s eight games.
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Red Wings Extra
If you were wondering what has happened to former Red Wings draft pick Andrew Gibson since he was traded to Nashville, look no further than the Ontario Hockey League playoff final. He is playing for Oshawa against the London Knights. In 54 games total for the Soo Greyhounds and Oshawa, Gibson put up nine goals and 24 points. The Greyhound moved him to Oshawa at the trade deadline.
Hockey Now Network
Boston: Bad luck in the NHL draft lottery isn’t going to alter the Bruins’ draft day strategy. Boston Bruins.
Florida: George Richards writes that the Panthers need Sergei Bobrovsky to be “Big Game Bob” once again. Florida Panthers.Â
New York: Why Ken Holland may be saying ‘no’ to the New York Islanders.Â
Pittsburgh: Sullivan declines opportunity to address why he was fired by the Pittsburgh Penguins.Â
Too bad it would have been fun to see old Holland wreck the Islanders. He would have got along about 5 minutes with that ego trip behind their bench. It’s going to be hard for them to find someone qualified who wants to work under Lou’s thumb.. Even Holland’s not that dumb…. Or is he?