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.
Gives up three goals in loss
GEdmonton Oilers
January 21, 2025
Skinner stopped 11 of 14 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.
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Skinner allowed three goals for the third straight game, but this was the lowest number of shots he's faced in a start where he wasn't pulled this season. The Oilers needed him to make a save or two and he wasn't up to the task, losing for the third time in five outings. He's now 18-11-3 with a 2.71 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 32 starts. He's yet to start more than three games in a row all year, so it wouldn't be surprising for Calvin Pickard to get the nod against the Canucks on Thursday, especially since Skinner lost to them by a 3-2 score Saturday.
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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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Starting Tuesday
GEdmonton Oilers
January 21, 2025
Skinner will protect the home goal against the Capitals on Tuesday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
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Gives up three goals in loss
GEdmonton Oilers
January 18, 2025
Skinner stopped 24 of 27 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks.
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Tending twine Saturday
GEdmonton Oilers
January 18, 2025
Skinner will defend the road crease against Vancouver on Saturday, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
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Steadies after ugly first period
GEdmonton Oilers
January 16, 2025
Skinner stopped 22 of 25 shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
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Set to start Thursday
GEdmonton Oilers
January 16, 2025
Skinner is expected to start on the road against the Avalanche on Thursday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
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Poised to start Monday
GEdmonton Oilers
January 13, 2025
Skinner is occupying the starter's crease at practice Monday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports, indicating he'll be between the pipes at home versus the Kings.
ANALYSIS
Skinner has been putting up solid numbers of late, going 4-1-1 with a 2.20 GAA and one shutout in his last six appearances. In those defeats, the 26-year-old backstop gave up four or more goals on both occasions but has been stellar in the wins. After Monday's contest, the Oilers will head into a back-to-back against the Wild and Avalanche on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, which means Skinner and Calvin Pickard figure to split the workload.
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