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Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner stopped 42 of 44 shots (.955 SV%) for his 2nd straight win and fifth in six starts as he defeated the Minnesota Wild his previous time out. Skinner has stolen the Oilers' starting posting due to his incredible .919 SV%, 2.81 GAA and 9-6-0 record. He takes on the Minnesota Wild, who are coming off a 3-0 victory over Vancouver and have a powerplay that is 10th in the league, converting at a 24.7%.

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Arvidsson has been designated non-roster player status.

“Upon approval of the Commissioner, a Player who is unavailable to play due to reasons other than injury, illness or disability will be designated a Non-Roster Player, and during such period of his designation as such he will not count against the Club’s Active Roster limit and his Club may replace such Player.” Arvidsson will not count towards the team's 23-man roster limit, and they used his spot to call-up Rasmus Kupari from the AHL.

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Skinner will start Friday vs. the WIld.

Skinner was not busy in his last start vs. Arizona but still picked up the win by stopping 16 of 18 SOG (.889 SV%). The Edmonton native has taken over the Oilers' starting job due to his 8-6-0 record, 2.86 GAA and .915 SV%. He draws the Minnesota Wild, who are 17th in the NHL in both shots per game (31.4) and goals (3.12) per game.

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Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner was not busy in his last start vs. Arizona but still picked up the win by stopping 16 of 18 SOG (.889 SV%). The Edmonton native has taken over the Oilers' starting job due to his 8-6-0 record, 2.86 GAA and .915 SV%. He draws the Minnesota Wild, who are 17th in the NHL in both shots per game (31.4) and goals (3.12) per game.

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Skinner will start Wednesday vs. the Coyotes.

Skinner took the hard-luck loss after stopping 47 of 50 shots (.940 SV%) in his previous start vs. Washington. The Edmonton native has taken over the Oilers' starter's crease as he gets their fifth start in six games having a 7-6-0 record, .916 SV% and 2.93 GAA. He draws the Arizona Coyotes who are in the middle of a five-game losing skid and are last place in the NHL in shots per game.

Stuart Skinner
Stuart Skinner is expected to start Wednesday vs. Arizona.

Skinner took the hard-luck loss after stopping 47 of 50 shots (.940 SV%) in his previous start vs. Washington. The Edmonton native has taken over the Oilers' starter's crease as he gets their fifth start in six games having a 7-6-0 record, .916 SV% and 2.93 GAA. He draws the Arizona Coyotes who are in the middle of a five-game losing skid and are last place in the NHL in shots per game.

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Stuart Skinner will start Wednesday vs. Chicago.

Skinner stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) as he picked up the win over Florida in his last start Monday. The Edmonton native has been very solid in his first full season as shown by his 5-5-0 record, .919 SV% and 2.80 GAA. He draws a good matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48) and 31st in shots per game (26.3).

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Tyler Benson will make his season debut Wednesday vs. Chicago.

Benson had two assists and two PIMs in three games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL) prior to his callup to the Oilers. The 24-year-old will be making his season debut after Klim Kostin was announced out due to visa issues. In 36 career NHL games played, he has one goal and two assists with a -6 plus/minus.

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Stuart Skinner is expected to take the crease Wednesday vs. Chicago.

Skinner stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) as he picked up the win over Florida in his last start Monday. The Edmonton native has been very solid in his first full season as shown by his 5-5-0 record, .919 SV% and 2.80 GAA. He draws a good matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48) and 31st in shots per game (26.3).

Stuart Skinner
Skinner will start Monday vs. the Panthers.

Skinner allowed five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in his worst start of the season vs. New Jersey in a loss his last time out. The 24-year-old has been incredibly solid this season as shown by his .921 SV%, 2.78 GAA and 4-5-0 record. He will face off against the Florida Panthers, who have lost four of their last five games and lead the NHL in shots on goal per game by averaging 40.2 a night.

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James Hamblin will make his NHL debut Monday vs. Florida.

Hamblin will make his NHL debut Monday vs the Florida Panthers as he draws into the Oilers' lineup for the first time. He has picked up nine points (3G / 6A) in 15 AHL games this season. He'll replace Ryan McLeod, who was placed on IR on Sunday.

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Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner allowed five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in his worst start of the season vs. New Jersey in a loss his last time out. The 24-year-old has been incredibly solid this season as shown by his .921 SV%, 2.78 GAA and 4-5-0 record. He will face off against the Florida Panthers who have lost four of their last five games and lead the NHL in shots on goal per game by averaging 40.2 a night.

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