The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. Skinner (74) stops Vancouver's Nils Hoglander (21) as teammates Darnell Nurse, back centre, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, back right, defend during first period Game 2 NHL Stanley Cup second-round playoff hockey action, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in net tonight for a must-win Game 6 of their second-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks.
Skinner replaces goalie Calvin Pickard, who was Edmonton’s starter for Games 4 and 5.
The 25-year-old Skinner was in net for the first three games of the best-of-seven series before he was replaced in the third period of Game 3 after allowing four goals on 15 shots.
Pickard came on in relief, making his NHL playoff debut at the age of 32, and posted a 1-1 record with a 2.21 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage.
Skinner has a 5-3 record this post-season with a 3.22 goals-against average, a .877 save percentage and one shutout.
Vancouver leads the series 3-2 and can advance to face the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final with a win tonight.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 18, 2024.
