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The Edmonton Oilers couldn’t have been in a better spot after the first eight minutes of Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Corey Perry scored two goals to give them the lead, and a 3-0 series lead was on the horizon. However, everyone forgot one crucial detail: Stuart Skinner was in the Oilers’ net […]

The Los Angeles Kings crushed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Wednesday night — and Stuart Skinner didn’t make it to the finish line. After allowing six goals on 30 shots in Game 1, Skinner was pulled after letting five get by him on just 28 […]

The Edmonton Oilers were oh-so-close to making an incredible comeback in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. After Connor McDavid put the team on his back in the third period to erase a four-goal deficit, the Kings scored with just 42 seconds left in regulation to seal […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner will be starting Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets, head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed. Skinner didn’t play in the last eight games due to a concussion suffered in a March 26 game vs. the Dallas Stars. Skinner was available in a backup role for the Oilers’ 4-2 win over the San […]

Although the Edmonton Oilers have fared relatively well without Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the lineup, they were unable to get a victory over the Dallas Stars at home on Wednesday night. Despite making a late comeback, the Oil eventually lost 4-3 — and they also lost starting goaltender Stuart Skinner in the process. […]

The Edmonton Oilers lost goaltender Stuart Skinner during Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden after being run into by defenseman Nikita Zadorov. The injury took place during the first period when Zadorov cut hard to the net, but immediately ran into Skinner. After falling to the ice, Zadorov immediately gestured toward […]

The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2024-25 NHL season as the defending Western Conference champions and have been widely considered favorites to win the Stanley Cup after last season’s disappointment. However, their campaign got off to a rough start, to say the least. The visiting Winnipeg Jets pounded the Oilers into submission Wednesday night at Rogers […]

The only team in Stanley Cup Finals history to have won it all after losing three of the first four games with the Toronto Maple Leafs back in 1942. Now, the Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers are banking on the fact of being the second team to notch that feat after they fell to the same […]

The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Goalie Stuart Skinner allowed just one goal against the Dallas Stars on Friday. This allowed forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to lead his team to victory on the strength of two power-play goals. After Game 5, Skinner was asked about preparing for a pressure-packed […]

The Edmonton Oilers looked like they were on their way to a huge Game 3 victory in the West Finals against the Dallas Stars on Monday night, but things took a turn for the worst, giving up a 2-0 lead in the second period and eventually losing the contest 5-3. Stuart Skinner didn’t have much […]

For the first time in their Western Conference second-round series, the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks were not separated by one goal in Game 6 at Rogers Place on Saturday night. And for the first time in the best-of-7, Stuart Skinner looked like a capable playoff goalie, making 14 saves on 15 shots as the […]

The stakes are high for the Edmonton Oilers during the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers are down 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks and have a pivotal Game 6 approaching. Moreover, Edmonton made a notable goalie decision on Stuart Skinner. Skinner will start in goal for Game 6 on Saturday, per […]

The Edmonton Oilers were on cruise control in Game 1 of their all-Canadian Western Conference second-round series against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Until they weren’t. The Oilers blew a 4-1 second-period lead at Rogers Arena in British Columbia, allowing the Canucks to score four unanswered goals — three in the final 10 minutes […]

Stuart Skinner was unbeatable on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the second-round. The Oil beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series at Crypto.com Arena, and will have an opportunity on Wednesday to eliminate their Pacific Division rivals for the third consecutive […]

The Edmonton Oilers suffered a rough 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2 of the first round on Wednesday, and Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner took a lot of flack from fans after the performance. Skinner spoke about what happened that led to the loss, citing puck luck for the Kings. “They’re […]

The Edmonton Oilers won their 14th consecutive game on Tuesday on the back of another stellar performance from goalie Stuart Skinner. Skinner stopped 27 shots in Edmonton’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, earning his 11th straight win between the pipes. Tuesday’s win meant a little more for Skinner as he broke Grant Fuhr’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on a roll right now. Edmonton defeated the Minnesota Wild on Friday night to earn their sixth consecutive victory. Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored twice in the win against Minnesota. And after the game, he earned some interesting praise from teammate Stuart Skinner. Skinner met with the media on Friday night where […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner had a promising rookie season in 2022-2023, and he is hoping to build on his impressive rookie campaign that put him in the All-Star Game and resulted in a second-place finish in voting for the Calder Trophy. “I know for my rookie year it seems everything went pretty good and […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner finally broke through in 2022-23 and thrived in the process. Skinner played a major role in getting the Oilers into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Though things didn’t go so well against the Los Angeles Kings in round one, the young goalie turned in an impressive season overall. Skinner recently participated […]

The Edmonton Oilers are finalizing a contract extension for goaltender Stuart Skinner, rewarding the 24-year-old after an outstanding start to the year during his first full season as the team’s starting netminder. Skinner has been excellent for Edmonton this season, and the organization is locking him up on a new three-year extension worth $7.8 million […]