'He was just so calm in there, so aware of the plays going on. 'Every time I watch Jack in the net, I see his tendencies and what he likes to do,' Skinner said. He did a great job.'Īfter he calmed down Sunday, Skinner said he watched and learned from Campbell. 'You never get put in a great spot when you go in cold. 'I apologized to Jack for doing that to him,' Skinner said. Woodcroft said he made the switch to light a fire until the Oilers after their horrible first period, but Skinner felt he played a part in that. He was the victim of some defensive breakdowns in front of him in the first period of Game 4. Skinner signed a three-year extension worth $7.8 million in December. Skinner supplanted the nine-year NHL veteran as Edmonton's No. The Oilers signed the 31-year-old Campbell last summer to a five-year, US$25-million contract. 'I missed stopping the puck in those two periods, or three periods I guess you could say,' Skinner said.

Skinner, 24, is appearing in his first NHL playoffs, and in his hometown. 'He's played great and we expect a great game out of him today.' 'Stuart's been our starting goaltender here the second half of the year,' Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft said before Tuesday's game. The Oilers swapped out Skinner for Jack Campbell when the Kings scored three goals on 11 shots in the first period of Sunday's Game 4.Ĭampbell turned away 27 shots over two periods and overtime - including a game-saving pad stop on an all-alone Viktor Arvdisson - as Edmonton came back to win 5-4 in overtime and even the best-of-seven series 2-2.īut Skinner was to get another chance in Game 5 at Rogers Place.

EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner got the nod to return to the Edmonton Oilers' net for Tuesday's playoff game against the Los Angeles Kings after he was pulled in the previous game.

Cold as ice by anne stuart