Stuart Skinner

Stuart Skinner

27-Year-Old GoalieG
Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Skinner had his worst season as a No. 1 goalie in 2024-25, posting a 26-18-4 record with a 2.81 GAA and a .896 save percentage over 51 regular-season outings. He had some injuries late in the campaign, and while he opened the postseason as the Oilers' top goalie, he yielded those duties to Calvin Pickard after two games, temporarily took it back, then was replaced again during the Stanley Cup Finals. Skinner's $2.6 million cap hit is manageable -- it's not enough to guarantee him a hearty share of playing time if his performance doesn't match. Both Skinner and Pickard are under contract for 2025-26, but with the cap rising, the Oilers may consider an upgrade in goal before next season. Skinner's been fine most of the time, but his playoff struggles cast some doubt on his long-term outlook with the team. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $7.8 million contract with the Oilers in December of 2022.
Still struggling in new home
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 23, 2025
Skinner made 25 saves in a 6-3 loss to Toronto on Tuesday.
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The game was closer than the score suggests -- Skinner allowed just four goals, with the final two markers being empty-net markers. Still, his time in Pennsylvania has been worse than his tenure in Alberta. Skinner is 0-3-0 with a 4.18 GAA and an .831 save percentage in three starts in black and gold. Bench him until his game rounds into form.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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 versus Leafs
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 23, 2025
Skinner will tend the twine for Tuesday's road tilt with Toronto, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Allows three goals Saturday
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 21, 2025
Skinner stopped 17 of 20 shots in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Canadiens. The fourth goal was an empty-netter in the final period.
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Starting in Montreal
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 20, 2025
Skinner will guard the road net against the Canadiens on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
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Gives up five goals
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 17, 2025
Skinner stopped 17 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Oilers. The sixth goal was an empty-netter late in the third period.
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First goalie off Tuesday
GPittsburgh Penguins
December 16, 2025
Skinner was the first goalie to exit the ice Tuesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus Edmonton.
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In starter's net
GEdmonton Oilers
October 21, 2025
Skinner occupied the starter's crease during the morning skate, according to Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels, putting him track to start Tuesday's road game against Ottawa.
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Skinner stopped 20 of 23 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Detroit, with the fourth goal being an empty-netter. He has posted a 1-2-1 record this season while making 91 saves on 100 shots.
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