Stuart Skinner shines in Edmonton Oilers’ shootout win over Jets
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Stuart Skinner made 46 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped two more shots in the shootout to lead the Oilers to a 2-1 win over the Jets Thursday night.
Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 46 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped two more shots in the shootout to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night at Rogers Place.
There weren’t goals in the first period, but there was plenty of action.
Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck stopped several dangerous Oilers scoring chances.
Late in the first, Winnipeg forward Andrew Copp had two chances on a shorthanded two-on-one but was denied by Skinner.
In the second, Jets winger Kyle Connor had a partial breakaway out of the penalty box, but Skinner made the stop on the shot from the right wing.
Partway though the third, the Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl, Tyson Barrie and Jesse Puljujarvi all had excellent chances less than 30 seconds apart. Hellebuyck stopped them all.
With 6:03 to go, Winnipeg forward Nik Ehlers ripped a shot past Skinner’s glove to make it 1-0.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid tied it 28 seconds later, weaving around the Jets defenders and flicking a shot past Hellebuyck on the blocker side.
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