Stuart Skinner

Stuart Skinner

27-Year-Old GoalieG
Edmonton Oilers
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.
Notches 10th win
GEdmonton Oilers
December 6, 2025
Skinner stopped 19 of 21 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Jets.
ANALYSIS
Skinner has alternated wins and losses over his last six games. He's given up 15 goals in that span, which includes his lone shutout of the season. The 27-year-old is at 10-8-3 with a 2.86 GAA and an .889 save percentage through 21 starts. The Oilers' offense has 19 goals over its last four games, and if the team is heating up, that'll make it easier for Skinner to at least collect wins even if his ratios remain mediocre. The Oilers have a favorable home matchup ahead as they host the Sabres on Tuesday, though Buffalo tagged Skinner for four goals on 27 shots in a 5-1 loss for Edmonton on Nov. 17.
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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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Starting Saturday
GEdmonton Oilers
December 6, 2025
Skinner will protect the home net versus Winnipeg on Saturday, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV
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Unfortunate loss Tuesday
GEdmonton Oilers
December 2, 2025
Skinner stopped 23 of 24 shots in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Wild.
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Tough task Tuesday
GEdmonton Oilers
December 2, 2025
Skinner will defend the home crease Tuesday versus Minnesota, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
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Blanks Seattle for second shutout
GEdmonton Oilers
November 29, 2025
Skinner turned aside all 26 shots he faced in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.
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Facing Kraken
GEdmonton Oilers
November 29, 2025
Skinner will defend the road net against Seattle on Saturday, according to Paige Martin of Oilers TV.
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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.
ANALYSIS
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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