Stuart Skinner

Stuart Skinner

26-Year-Old GoalieG
Edmonton Oilers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Skinner's 2023-24 swung harder than a pendulum. He started the season with a painful 3-9-1 record and a .891 save percentage. Then in late November, he started a run where he looked like a Vezina candidate. Finally, Skinner got benched in the second round of the playoffs. It was what he needed to reset his game and almost win a Cup. Fantasy-wise, the hometown goalie finished tied for third overall in wins (36) alongside Sergei Bobrovsky and Igor Shesterkin. Despite that bad start, Skinner finished with a 2.62 GAA and a .905 save percentage overall. Along the way, he supplanted the great Grant Fuhr for the franchise record for consecutive wins (12). Skinner has the potential to be a top-tier netminder if he can put together a complete season. He'll get that shot in 2024-25 with a heavy workload and top-eight finishes in every fantasy category. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $7.8 million contract with the Oilers in December of 2022.
In goal for Game 3
GEdmonton Oilers
May 10, 2025
Skinner will defend the home crease versus Vegas on Saturday in Game 3, Derek Van Diest of NHL.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Calvin Pickard (undisclosed) was shaken up in Game 2 on Thursday and was not on the ice for Saturday's morning skate. Skinner started the first two games in Los Angeles during the opening round and allowed 11 goals on 58 shots. Olivier Rodrigue will be Skinner's backup goalie in Saturday's contest. The Golden Knights need a victory to avoid going down 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. Vegas ranks 10th in the league with 3.00 goals per game this postseason.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Skinner went from a relative unknown to the Oilers' starting goalie in 2022-23, posting a 29-14-5 record with a 2.75 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 50 contests. That's just about in line with his 13-game sample from 2021-22, and it's enough to project him as the Oilers' top goalie in 2023-24 after he was a finalist for the Calder Trophy. Skinner doesn't have to be great to rack up wins with the Oilers' offense on his side, but he's got a good sample of NHL action on his resume. He's likely a top-15 goalie in fantasy this year, and if he continues to improve with experience, he could push his way into the top 10.
There's a real case to be made that Skinner was Edmonton's best goaltender a season ago, but the team still refused to give him an extended run as the No. 1 option, instead preferring to rely on veterans Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen. Skinner played in 13 games for the Oilers in 2021-22, posting a mediocre 6-6-0 record and a solid 2.62 GAA and .913 save percentage. Koskinen is gone and Smith is injured and unlikely to ever play again, but Edmonton signed Jack Campbell to a lucrative deal in free agency in July to serve as the team's starter. Skinner is penciled in as the backup, leaving him with little to no fantasy appeal.
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Awful again in Game 2
GEdmonton Oilers
April 23, 2025
Skinner stopped 23 of 28 shots in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Kings in Game 2.
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Gets starting nod Wednesday
GEdmonton Oilers
April 23, 2025
Skinner will patrol the crease on the road in Game 2 against Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
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Beaten six times in series opener
GEdmonton Oilers
April 22, 2025
Skinner stopped 24 of 30 shots in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Kings in Game 1.
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Tabbed Game 1 starter
GEdmonton Oilers
April 21, 2025
Skinner will start Monday's Game 1 on the road at the Kings, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.
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Playoff-ready after shutout win
GEdmonton Oilers
April 16, 2025
Skinner posted an 18-save shutout in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Sharks.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could start Saturday
GEdmonton Oilers
May 10, 2025
Skinner could be between the home pipes versus Vegas on Saturday in Game 3, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Calvin Pickard was not on the ice Saturday morning at practice and may be dealing with an injury from Game 2 on Thursday. Skinner started the opening two games of the playoffs in Los Angeles and was less than stellar, allowing 11 goals on 58 shots before Pickard took over, winning the next six games in a row. Should Pickard be unavailable for Saturday's contest, look for Skinner to start with Olivier Rodrigue as the backup.
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