The Canucks and Oilers are taking different approaches to their lineups ahead of ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 pivotal Game 5.

The Oilers are opting to stick with Calvin Pickard as their starting goalie after the journeyman netminder stopped 19 shots in EdmontonB次元官网网址檚 3-2 victory on Tuesday.

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Pickard also played the third period of the OilersB次元官网网址� 4-3 loss in Game 3, replacing Stuart Skinner, who allowed four goals on 15 shots.

Skinner has a 2-1-0 record with a .793 save percentage and a 4.00 goals-against average in the series against Vancouver.

The Canucks, meanwhile, will juggle their lineup after head coach Rick Tocchet expressed disappointment in several of his players.

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Forwards Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty and Linus Karlsson all appear poised to come out of the lineup Thursday while Phillip Di Giusseppe and Nils Hoglander will return, and Vasily Podkolzin will make his NHL playoff debut.

Hoglander is expected to play on a line with Elias Lindholm and Elias Pettersson, while Di Giusseppe and Podkolzin will skate alongside centre Nils Aman.

Tocchet said after VancouverB次元官网网址檚 morning skate that he wants better puck possession and forechecking from his players.

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The best-of-seven series is tied at 2-2 with Game 6 set for Saturday in Edmonton.

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