When Calvin Pickard went down in Game 2 of the Western Conference second round against the Vegas Golden Knights, many believed the Edmonton Oilers‘ chances of getting back to the Stanley Cup final was gone with it.

“Hopefully it shuts a lot of people up who were talking about him,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who loves how Skinner came in at a critical moment, won the series and destroyed his critics at the same time. “We’ve always had belief in him. He comes in and pitches two shutouts. You can’t say enough good things.”

Skinner stopped all 24 shots he faced, earning his second consecutive shutout, and Oilers captain Connor McDavid addressed the criticism directed at Skinner in recent weeks following Calvin Pickard's injury. “Hopefully it shuts a lot of people up that were talking about him, first and foremost,” McDavid said. “We always had belief in him.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner picked up his second consecutive shutout to oust the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5.

Behind a defensive effort so sound it would likely beat any team in the league three games out of four, Skinner filled in any cracks that the Vegas Golden Knights could chisel out of the Oilers’ impeccable structure in a Game 4 win that vaulted them to a 3-1 series lead.