It’s not nearly as urgent as it seemed when he first went down with a lower-body injury six games ago, but Calvin Pickard could be ready to go for Game 4. Stuart Skinner still gets the start in net after three shutouts and a 33-save, first-star performance in his last five games, but adding Pickard back to the mix is a comforting layer of security.

The Oilers push the Stars to the brink in the Western Conference Final on Tuesday after Leon Draisaitl & Corey Perry each had a goal & an assist in a 4-1 victory in Game 4 at Rogers Place

The Oilers are playing their best at the most important time of the season and will face the Florida Panthers in a Final rematch starting with Game 1 of the best-of-7 series at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).