<p><a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> starting goaltender Stuart Skinner is set to return to action after missing the past seven games due to a head injury, reports <a href="https://x.com/JasonGregor/status/1910443623302521179">Daily Faceoff’s Jason Gregor</a>.</p>



<p>Sidelined since late March, Skinner has made 49 appearances with the Oilers this season in which he has put together a 24-18-4 record coupled with an .894 save percentage, 2.91 goals-against average, plus a pair of shutouts.</p>



<p>Originally chosen by the Oilers in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft, the 26-year-old Edmonton native has since played part of five seasons with the franchise in which he has established a 96-54-14 career mark alongside a .905 save percentage, 2.75 goals-against average, and six shutouts.</p>



<p>En route to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final before falling to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers</a> in a seven-game set, Skinner closed out the prior postseason with 14 wins in 23 games while posting a .901 save percentage, 2.45 goals-against average, and one shutout.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="155"></div>



<p>In recent weeks, with Skinner sidelined, the Oilers turned to backup netminder Calvin Pickard who through six showings went 4-2-0 with a .901 save percentage and 2.83 goals-against average. On recall from the AHL affiliated Bakersfield Condors, 24-year-old goaltender Olivier Rodrigue also made his NHL debut where through two outings he went 0-1-0 with an .862 save percentage and 3.10 goals-against average.</p>



<p>For the Oilers, on the season the club sits 45-28-5 and two points back of the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Los Angeles Kings</a> for second place in the Pacific Division. The Oilers are on the cusp of punching their ticket to the postseason, a feat that will mark six straight years in which the club has participated in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.</p>



<p>Following a 4-3 regulation win over the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a> on Tuesday, the Oilers will shoot for their second consecutive victory when the club returns to the ice Friday against the divisional rival <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/san-jose-sharks/line-combinations">San Jose Sharks</a>.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="156"></div>
