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.
Only two goals allowed in win
GEdmonton Oilers
November 19, 2024
Skinner made 27 saves in a 5-2 win over Ottawa on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
His teammates gave him a 3-1 lead in the first, and he never looked back. Skinner has had a rough start to 2024-25 and sits with a 6-5-2 record, 3.18 GAA and .881 save percentage. But he's gone 3-0-1 in his last four starts, and the Oilers are starting to surge a bit. Still, Skinner generally allows too many goals a game -- this was his third game in 13 starts this season with two or fewer goals allowed. He did turn last year around in a big way, so maybe he can do the same for 2024-25.
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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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Between pipes Tuesday
GEdmonton Oilers
November 18, 2024
Skinner will tend the twine for Tuesday's road game at Ottawa, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.
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Another queasy night in blue paint
GEdmonton Oilers
November 16, 2024
Skinner made 18 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto on Saturday.
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Starting Saturday
GEdmonton Oilers
November 16, 2024
Skinner will get the start Saturday on the road against Toronto, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.
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Gets overtime win
GEdmonton Oilers
November 12, 2024
Skinner stopped 19 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.
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Making third consecutive start
GEdmonton Oilers
November 12, 2024
Skinner will tend the home twine versus the Islanders on Tuesday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Occupies starter's crease
GEdmonton Oilers
May 18, 2024
Skinner is in the starter's crease at morning skate, indicating he will defend the home crease versus Vancouver on Saturday, Ryan Rishaug of TSN reports.
ANALYSIS
Skinner has sat out the last two games after giving up four goals on 15 shots in a 4-3 loss to Vancouver in Game 3. The netminder will get a chance to redeem himself in Game 6 and try to extend the series to a Game 7 matchup Monday.
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