Stuart Skinner
NHL Playoffs: Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 1 Recap
The Dallas Stars kicked off the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Dallas, Texas. Connor McDavid and the Oilers scored the game-winning goal and sunk the Stars 3-2 in Game 1 at the American Airlines Center on Thursday night. Edmonton leads the series 1-0 over Dallas. The Stars’ starting lineup featured Joe Pavelski, […]
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NHL Western Conference Finals Game 1 | Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars | 5/23/2024
The Dallas Stars faced off against the Edmonton Oilers for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday night. This highly anticipated matchup featured two powerhouses in an intense battle. The Edmonton Oilers secured a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, overcoming a 3-2 series deficit. On the […]
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Ranking the 2024 NHL Playoff Quarter and Semi-Final Series
It has been over a month since the 2024 NHL Playoffs began. We started with the top sixteen teams in the league and have reached a strong final four. It’s been a rollercoaster of teams battling back and forth, but not all playoff series were created equal, so here are my complete rankings of the […]
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NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks | Round 2, Game 5 | 05/16/2024
Playoff hockey can be defined by two words: intense and stupid. A series between two Canadian franchises, two very passionate fanbases, and some of the best players in the league turned into a battle of the AHL goalies overnight. Calvin Pickard, a 32-year-old NHL journeyman, finally got his first start in a postseason game on […]
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NHL Playoffs: Who Should the Edmonton Oilers Start in Net in Game 5?
In his first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff start, Calvin Pickard led the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, evening the series at 2-2 on Tuesday night. The sold-out Rogers Place rallied behind him throughout the game, and he consistently made crucial saves despite heavy traffic in front of the net. Although two […]
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NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks | Round 2, Game 4 | 05/14/2024
After Game 3, Stuart Skinner now has the worst Playoff save percentage of any NHL goalie, with at least 20 games played since the 2005 lockout. A calculated .881 SV% on a Cup-contending team, .796 SV% in this series, is a challenge to defend. I don’t want to be too hard on Skinner, I really […]
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Edmonton Oilers Plan to Start Calvin Pickard in Game 4
In what will be his first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff start, Calvin Pickard has been chosen as the starter over the primary starter Stuart Skinner for Game 4 of the Second Round against the Vancouver Canucks. This will be Pickard’s second career Stanley Cup Playoff game after making his debut in Game 3 making this a […]
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NHL Playoff Recap: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks Game 3 | 05/12/2024
On a thrilling Sunday night in Edmonton, AB, the Vancouver Canucks faced off against the Edmonton Oilers for Game 3 of the Second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Canucks decided to start Arturs Silovs in net, while the Oilers went with their starting goalie, Stuart Skinner, for the third consecutive game. After winning […]
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NHL Playoffs: Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 2 Recap | 05/10/2024
It was a thrilling Friday night for hockey fans as the Vancouver Canucks went head-to-head with the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Vancouver, BC. In the previous game, Vancouver had a spectacular comeback from a 4-1 deficit to win the game 5-4. However, Edmonton was […]
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NHL Playoffs: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | Round 1, Game 5 | 05/01/2024
Let April 28th 2024 be remembered as the day the Edmonton Oilers won a Playoff game by the score of 1-0. Yes, the dreaded boring and low-scoring game that you sometimes need to win in order to have Playoff success. But it wasn’t boring for Los Angeles, they played like a team that was desperate. […]
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