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Oilers Raise Concerns About Officiating and Panthers' Actions on Stuart Skinner originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Stanley Cup Final heads to Sunrise, FL, tied 1–1, frustration is growing in the Edmonton Oilers ’ camp over repeated contact with goaltender Stuart Skinner.
Skinner started the playoffs poorly, but with the Oilers on the verge of the Stanley Cup Final, all is forgotten now.
Stuart Skinner and the Oilers have put last season's Stanley Cup Final loss to the Panthers behind them, and they are ready for the rematch. There have been multiple repeats series in the playoffs for the Oilers already as they took down the Los Angeles Kings and the Dallas Stars en route to the Stanley Cup Final,
Skinner allowed five goals on 42 shots in Friday's 5-4 double-overtime loss to the Panthers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Skinner feels he has grown and will look to take the lessons of a Cup Final loss into the rematch. He is 6-4 with a 2.53 goals-against average, .904 save percentage and three shutouts in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games this season. Last season, he was 14-9 with a 2.45 GAA, .904 save percentage and one shutout in 23 playoff games.
Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner spoke about the added pressure of representing a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers.
Skinner will patrol the home crease versus Florida on Friday in Game 2, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports. Skinner turned aside 29 of 32 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime victory in Game 1. Skinner has won seven of his last eight playoff games,
Sam Bennett's Two-Word Reaction to Stuart Skinner Penalty Question originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers delivered another high-scoring contest marked by one controversial call that didn't end up impacting the 5-4 outcome.