Oilers Reveal Major Stuart Skinner Decision
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The Florida Panthers are one win away from winning the Stanley Cup in back-to-back years. Thanks to an unbelievable performance from Brad Marchand, the Panthers cruised to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 on Saturday night.
Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reported that the Oilers will be starting backup goaltender Calvin Pickard over starter Stuart Skinner in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This comes after Skinner was pulled in Games 3 and 4. Pickard notably backstopped the team to an overtime victory in Game 4.
The Florida Panthers move within a victory of their second straight Stanley Cup title, beating Edmonton 5-2 in Game 5.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Stuart Skinner was pulled again by the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.
Edmonton is benching Stuart Skinner in favor of Calvin Pickard for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifts back to Canada. None of this is all too surprising. Skinner has been good, not great this postseason (2.99 goals against average, 89.1 save percentage) and was downright awful in Game 4.
Stanley Cup Final has delivered in every conceivable way, and the best may still be yet to come. On Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will play a critical Game 5 with the series locked at 2-2.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Troy Stecher and Jeff Skinner each will make his debut in the Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers against the Florida Panthers in Game 4 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).
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Yardbarker on MSNDespite benching, we might not have seen the last of Oilers goalkeeperEdmonton Oilers goalkeeper Stuart Skinner's topsy-turvy 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Saturday when Oilers head coached Kris Knoblauch confirmed Calvin Pickard will start in net during a pivotal Stanley Cup Final Game 5 against the Florida Panthers.