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.
Earns win over Flames
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 21, 2026
Skinner stopped 18 of 19 shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
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Skinner picked up his third consecutive win and his fifth in six outings in January. The 27-year-old netminder also started consecutive games for the first time in his Penguins tenure, which suggests he may be pulling away from a timeshare with Arturs Silovs. On the season, Skinner is 17-12-4 with a 2.67 GAA and an .894 save percentage over 33 starts, but he's been better in Pittsburgh than he was in Edmonton. He'll likely avoid a rematch with his former team, as it will probably be Silovs between the pipes Thursday versus the Oilers to complete this back-to-back set.
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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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Tending twine Wednesday
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 21, 2026
Skinner will defend the road crease against Calgary on Wednesday, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports.
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Strong January continues
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 20, 2026
Skinner turned aside 20 shots in Monday's 6-3 win over the Kraken.
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Set to face Seattle
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 19, 2026
Skinner is set to start on the road against Seattle, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.
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Fourth win in last five starts
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 15, 2026
Skinner made 30 saves in a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday.
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Defending home crease Thursday
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 15, 2026
Skinner will be between the home pipes versus the Flyers on Thursday, per Penguins' studio host Dan Potash.
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In goal Wednesday?
GPittsburgh Penguins
January 21, 2026
Skinner was not on the ice for Wednesday's optional skate, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating he could be in goal on the road versus Calgary.
ANALYSIS
Since joining the Penguins, Skinner has started nine of the club's last 17 contests while posting a 5-4-0 record and 2.49 GAA. With the Penguins beginning a back-to-back situation, Arturs Silovs figures to get the road start versus Edmonton on Thursday.
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