Skinner turned aside 19 shots in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.
The Oilers lost Connor McDavid to a lower-body injury early in the first period, and the team never recovered. While Skinner was coming off a shutout of the Penguins on Friday, that was the only start this season in which he's given up fewer than three goals, leaving him with a shaky 3.51 GAA and .872 save percentage to go along with a 2-4-1 record.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Facing Columbus
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Skinner will guard the road goal Monday versus the Blue Jackets, per Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels.
Skinner will get the second half of Edmonton's back-to-back after Calvin Pickard plays in Sunday's road matchup against Detroit. The 25-year-old Skinner has a 2-3-1 record this season with one shutout, a 3.06 GAA and an .890 save percentage through six appearances. Columbus has accounted for 27 goals over seven games this campaign.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Shuts out Penguins
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Skinner posted a 27-save shutout in Friday's 4-0 win over the Penguins.
Skinner allowed fewer than three goals for the first time this season, as the Oilers' offense feasted on a porous Penguins defense. Skinner improved to 2-3-1 on the season, with a 3.06 GAA and an .890 save percentage after earning his fifth career shutout. The 25-year-old's role as Edmonton's top goalie hasn't been in doubt amid the team's rocky October, but his performance hasn't been great. The Oilers begin a four-game road trip in Detroit on Sunday.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Facing Pittsburgh
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Skinner will protect the home goal versus the Penguins on Friday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Skinner has won just one of his five outings this season, going 1-3-1 with a 3.74 GAA and an .866 save percentage. The 25-year-old will get a decent matchup Friday, as the Penguins have scored just seven goals over their last three games while also showing a leaky defense that could ignite the Oilers' offense.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Suffers overtime loss Tuesday
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Skinner stopped 30 of 33 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.
Skinner has won just one of his first five outings of the season, and he was just seven seconds away from forcing a shootout before Sebastian Aho's game-winning goal changed his plans. Skinner has posted a save percentage below the .910 mark and has allowed at least three goals in each of his five appearances this season, so he's certainly struggled mightily in the early stages of the 2024-25 campaign.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Expected starter Tuesday
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Skinner is slated to start at home against Carolina on Tuesday, per Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network.
Skinner has gotten off to a rough start this campaign, allowing at least three goals in each of his opening four appearances. That's resulted in him posting a record of 1-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and an .851 save percentage. Carolina is 2-2-0 and is in a three-way tie for 18th offensively with 3.00 goals per game.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Falls to Stars
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Skinner stopped 20 of 23 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Dallas, with the Stars' final goal getting scored into an empty net.
The 25-year-old netminder held Dallas scoreless for nearly two periods, but Matt Duchene opened the scoring on the power play with 26 seconds left in the second, and Edmonton fell apart in the third. Skinner has given up exactly three goals in three straight starts, and he's had a bumpy beginning to the season overall with a 1-3-0 record, 4.04 GAA and .851 save percentage.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Starting in Dallas
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Skinner will defend the road crease in Dallas on Saturday, Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels reports.
Skinner picked up his first win of the season Tuesday, turning aside 27 shots in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. The netminder is off to a slow start, as he is 1-2-0 with a 4.43 GAA and an .845 save percentage. The good news is that Skinner got off to an equally bad start in 2023-24, starting the year 1-5-1 with a 3.87 GAA and an .854 save percentage, before rebounding to finish the season with a 36-16-5 mark, a 2.62 GAA and a .905 save percentage. He will face the Stars, who are 4-1-0 to start the season, finding the back of the net on 14 occasions.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Wins in overtime
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Skinner stopped 27 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.
Skinner did just enough in the third period to let the Oilers get back into the game. While he's allowed at least three goals in each of his three starts, he improved to 1-2-0 with this victory. The Oilers' offense hasn't been firing on all cylinders yet, but it should be easier for Skinner to collect wins once that happens more consistently. Their next two games are on the road, with stops Thursday in Nashville and Saturday in Dallas.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Takes second loss
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Skinner allowed three goals on 28 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Flames. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Skinner was able to keep the game close until the Flames scored twice in the middle of the third period. It's an improvement on his season debut, which saw him chased after giving up five goals on 13 shots. The 25-year-old's slow start is reminiscent of 2023-24, when he had just one win in his first eight outings. The bigger problem has been the Oilers' offense putting up just three goals in the first three games this season. They'll host the Flyers on Tuesday.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Slated to start Sunday
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Skinner is expected to guard the home goal Sunday versus Calgary, according to Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels.
Skinner will get the second half of Edmonton's back-to-back after Calvin Pickard plays in Saturday's home matchup against Chicago. The 25-year-old Skinner was pulled from Wednesday's 6-0 loss to Winnipeg after surrendering five goals on 13 shots. In the 2023-24 regular season, he went 2-1-0 against the Flames, stopping 75 of 83 shots.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Chased in second period
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Skinner gave up five goals on 13 shots in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Jets before he was pulled in favor of Calvin Pickard.
Skinner had a rough preseason, and that continued with this poor outing to begin the regular season, though the Jets are a decent opponent. The 25-year-old goalie carried a 3.16 GAA and an .881 save percentage over 17 games between October and November last season, so it's possible he will have another slow start this year. In addition to stopping more pucks, Skinner will need the Oilers' offense to wake up after it produced a goose egg Wednesday. Edmonton hosts Chicago on Saturday and Calgary on Sunday, so both Skinner and Pickard should get a chance to start.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Takes loss in preseason finale
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Skinner stopped 22 of 25 shots in Friday's 4-1 preseason loss to the Canucks. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Skinner ends the preseason at 1-2-0 with nine goals allowed on 75 shots. That's not a particularly encouraging stat line, but the Oilers are likely to find another gear on offense once the games start to count. Skinner is far from a perfect goalie, but fantasy managers should be able to rely on him for plenty of wins and passable ratios behind one of the league's most intimidating offenses. He enters 2024-25 as the unquestioned No. 1 goalie in Edmonton for the first time in his career, and he may reach the 60-game mark this year after falling one short in 2023-24.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Starting against Vancouver
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Skinner will be between the pipes for Monday's home preseason contest versus the Canucks, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
Skinner will make his second appearance of the preseason -- the Alberta native stopped 23 of 27 shots in Wednesday's loss to Winnipeg. The 25-year-old is locked in as Edmonton's clear-cut No. 1 netminder heading into the 2024-25 season.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Between pipes Wednesday
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Skinner will tend the twine on the road versus Winnipeg on Wednesday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
Skinner has played in at least 50 regular-season games in each of the previous two campaigns, including last year's 36-win performance. The 25-year-old netminder should be in line for another heavy workload in 2024-25 and could even top the 60-game threshold to be one of the leaders in the league. If he does play that much, Skinner could top the 40-win mark as well given the offensive support around him.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Guarding cage in Game 7
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Skinner will be between the pipes for Game 7 on the road against the Panthers on Monday.
Skinner and the Oilers will be looking for a fourth consecutive win and the Stanley Cup title in Monday's matchup. Over the last three outings, the 25-year-old netminder is sporting a 1.67 GAA and .942 save percentage. The Edmonton-born netminder will go up against Sergei Bobrovsky in the other crease in the final game of the 2023-24 campaign.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Helps force Game 7
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Skinner stopped 20 of 21 shots in Friday's 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 6.
Skinner rattled off his third straight win to dig the Oilers out of a 3-0 series deficit. This victory sends the series to Florida one more time for Game 7 on Monday. Skinner has yet to win four games in a row this postseason -- the last time he did so was Feb. 26-March 5 during the regular season. The 25-year-old goalie's performance while helping to pull the Oilers back from the brink makes it a virtual guarantee he'll get the nod for Monday's winner-take-all contest.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Starting Game 6
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Skinner will be between the home pipes for Game 6 versus Florida on Friday.
Skinner has been outstanding over the last two games, giving up only four goals on 65 shots while picking up back-to-back wins to help the Oilers force Game 6. Skinner has been at his best in elimination games during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, going 4-0 with a 1.75 GAA and a .928 save percentage in those situations.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Keeps season alive
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Skinner stopped 32 of 33 shots in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Panthers in Game 4.
Skinner stepped up with a strong start, and his teammates rewarded him with stellar goal support with their season on the line. Despite this solid performance, Skinner has given up 10 goals over four contests in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Oilers are down 3-1 in the series and face a steep challenge, but the 25-year-old will probably be between the pipes the rest of the way.
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Oilers' Stuart Skinner: Set to start Saturday
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Skinner is expected to start at home against Florida in Game 4 on Saturday, per Tracey Myers of NHL.com.
Skinner lost the first three contests of the Stanley Cup Finals while stopping 59 of 68 shots (.868 save percentage). He has an 11-8 record, 2.59 GAA and .893 save percentage across 19 postseason outings this year. He hasn't endured a personal losing streak longer than three contests in the regular season or playoffs in 2023-24.
