The Edmonton Oilers return home to Rogers Place for a crucial Game 3 in their first-round series against the LA Kings, trailing 2-0 and searching for answers. On today’s Oilersnation Everyday, Tyler Yaremchuk and Liam Horrobin get you set for a massive night on home ice, where the Oilers look to claw back into the series.

The big story heading into tonight: Calvin Pickard gets the start. After Stuart Skinner allowed 11 goals through the first two games, Kris Knoblauch is handing the crease over to the veteran backup. How confident should Oilers fans be in Pickard? We’ll dive into that conversation, as well as how the Oilers' defensive structure must improve in front of him.

Zach Hyman is back on the top line alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, as the Oilers shuffle their forward group to reignite their offense. There are also significant changes on the blue line, which we’ll break down in today’s lineup report and game notes.

As always, we’ll bring you our One Big Take, pose the Sherwood Ford Giant Question, and make our picks in the Game Day Bet365 Betting Challenge.

To wrap it all up, we’ll be joined by former NHL defenseman Jason Demers to preview tonight’s game and offer his take on what the Oilers need to change if they want to swing the momentum and get back in this series.

Game 3 is do-or-die territory. Let’s get into it.

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Tyler, Liam, and Jay are joined by former NHL defenseman Jason Demers to preview tonight’s game and offer his take on what the Oilers need to change if they want to swing the momentum and get back in this series.

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Game 2 is in the books, and it’s one the Oilers would like to forget. On today’s edition of Oilersnation Everyday, Tyler Yaremchuk and Liam Horrobin break down a rough night in Los Angeles as the Kings dominated the Oilers at Crypto.com Arena, skating away with a 6-2 win and a 2-0 lead in the series.

Kris Knoblauch’s decision to go nuclear—loading up the top line with both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl—backfired, as the Oilers struggled to generate any sustained offense when their stars weren’t on the ice. Stuart Skinner had another difficult outing, giving up five goals on 28 shots before being pulled in the third period in favour of Calvin Pickard. While there were some positives—like the season debut of Evander Kane—it wasn’t enough to flip the script in Game 2.

We’ll go through our scoring summary, hand out our one big take from the night, and ask our Sherwood Ford Giant Question: Who should start in net for Game 3 when the series shifts back to Edmonton?

Later in the show, we’ll be joined by Steve Peters, telestration producer for ESPN and a long-time NHL analyst, to break down the first two games of the series. He’ll share his thoughts on the Oilers' decision to go nuclear, what’s gone wrong in LA, and the ongoing question marks in Edmonton’s crease.

The pressure is mounting as the Oilers head back to Rogers Place—can they turn it around on home ice? Tune in for a full breakdown and a look ahead to Game 3.

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