Stuart Skinner

The six-foot-four goaltender was the fourth-youngest Oilers netminder to get a shutout at 23 years and 105 days.

“He’s always been known as a big-game player and these last two games (against Vegas and L.A.), he’s shown us the level he can play at. “He’s physical, he’s intimidating, he’s not afraid. “He plays with a lot of pace, a big, strong guy who gets on the forecheck hard. He has had 99 total minutes on the penalty kill this season, after 16 in 2021-2022. McDavid’s short-handed goal early in the third period — his fourth of the season, one fewer than league-leader J.T. Luxmore and Kendrick Nicholson and the linesmen gathered at centre to talk it over to see if the hit warranted more than a two-minute boarding minor. Tobias Bjornfot was recalled from the AHL farm Friday. “He made a nice move and he actually beat me but I was able to catch him on the glove,” said Skinner. Kempe went to a backhand and Skinner flashed the leather like Fuhr. He relies on a solid foundation,” said Woodcroft. But on Thursday, he stood taller than his six-foot-four, showing a level of calm. Article content