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.
Set to start Tuesday
GEdmonton Oilers
May 27, 2025
Skinner is expected to guard the cage at home in Tuesday's Game 4 clash against Dallas.
ANALYSIS
Skinner is coming off back-to-back wins in which he gave up just one goal on a combined 59 shots (.983 save percentage). While the 26-year-old backstop could have a new No. 2 behind him in Calvin Pickard (lower body), it's Skinner's crease for the time being.
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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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Cruises to Game 3 win
GEdmonton Oilers
May 25, 2025
Skinner stopped 33 of 34 shots in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Stars in Game 3.
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In goal for Game 3
GEdmonton Oilers
May 25, 2025
Skinner will patrol the home crease against Dallas on Sunday in Game 3, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
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Bounces back with shutout win
GEdmonton Oilers
May 23, 2025
Skinner posted a 25-save shutout in Friday's 3-0 win over the Stars in Game 2.
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Between pipes for Game 2
GEdmonton Oilers
May 23, 2025
Skinner will patrol the visiting crease for Game 2 in Dallas on Friday, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
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Crumbles in third period
GEdmonton Oilers
May 21, 2025
Skinner stopped 22 of 27 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Stars in Game 1. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.
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Friday's likely starter
GEdmonton Oilers
May 23, 2025
Skinner is likely to start Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Stars on Friday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
ANALYSIS
With Calvin Pickard still nursing an undisclosed injury, the net has been Skinner's for the team's last four playoff games. So far, the results have been mixed, with two shutouts and a total of nine goals conceded over the other two matchups. Overall, in his six playoff appearances, Skinner is 2-4 with a 3.39 GAA and an .872 save percentage.
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