Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner got lit up against the Colorado Avalanche in the Oilers last game before the 4 Nations Faceoff break, and Coach Knoblauch called him out for the poor performance.

The Edmonton Oilers' play has fallen into a bit of a rut recently, and one sign of some frustration may have been Coach Knoblauch making the rare decision to pull Stuart Skinner.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch explained why he pulled Stuart Skinner after the first period in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Place. Skinner started the game ...

Skinner finished the game with nine saves on 12 shots. That gave him a .750 save percentage on the night. This has become a ...

Skinner will defend the ... in 36 starts this season. The Avalanche will be a tired team after defeating the Flames 4-2 on Thursday in Calgary. Colorado is generating 3.21 goals per game, ninth ...

Stuart Skinner started and gave up three goals on 12 shots in ... equaling the 12 goals in 54 games he had last season with Chicago and Edmonton. Colorado Avalanche's Joel Kiviranta (94), Nathan ...

The Edmonton Oilers entered Friday night's game against the Colorado Avalanche ... for Edmonton after replacing Skinner; he finished with 17 saves. Meanwhile, Avalanche goaltender MacKenzie ...

Martin Necas scored with 4:22 remaining in the third period to lift the visiting Colorado Avalanche past the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night.

EDMONTON --Martin Necas broke a tie with the game-winning goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche won ... and got the job done.” Stuart Skinner made nine saves on 12 shots ...

The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Friday night ... Kris Knoblauch had seen enough from Stuart Skinner to put Calvin Pickard in the net to start the second period.