Oilers add goaltending depth, sign Calvin Pickard

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Calvin Pickard deflects the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

The Edmonton Oilers have added to their goaltending depth by signing Calvin Pickard to a two-year, two-way deal with a $762,500 average annual value.

Pickard will act as Edmonton's third string to Jack Campbell and Stuart Skinner.

Pickard split the 2021-22 season between the Red Wings and AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffons. In three games for the Wings, the 30-year-old held a 1-1-0 record with a .875 save percentage and a 4.30 goals against average.

With the Griffons, Pickard kept a .918 save percentage and a 2.58 goals against average with a 21-16-6 record.

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