"The deciding factor for us was we won the previous game and Picks made a lot of big saves," Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said about giving Pickard the Game 5 start.

The fast break outlets, after effective retrievals, allowed the team to play a small amount of actual defence in its own zone.

At 37, Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand might not only be getting better with age in the 14 years since winning his first and only Stanley Cup title.