Oilers tweaking lineup for Game 4, but sticking with Skinner in net
With the prospect of facing a 3-1 deficit against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for a second consecutive season, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is ready to shake things up.
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With the prospect of facing a 3-1 deficit against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for a second consecutive season, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is ready to shake things up.
Forward Jeff Skinner and defenceman Troy Stecher will slot into the lineup for Thursday’s Game 4, replacing Victor Arvidsson and John Klingberg, respectively.
The pivotal matchup will be Skinner’s first playoff appearance for Edmonton since its Game 5 win over the Dallas Stars in the third round. He’s played in just two games during the Oilers’ post-season run thus far, logging a goal and an assist.
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Stecher will get his first reps in this year’s Cup Final on Thursday as well, after routinely filling in for Mattias Ekholm before the Swede returned to the lineup. Stecher is pointless through his six playoff appearances this season, but is a plus-three during that span.
Knoblauch also put his lines and defence pairings in the blender, including bumping Connor Brown up to play alongside Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Stecher is poised to reunite with Darnell Nurse on the back end.
Nugent-Hopkins will dress after missing Monday’s practice with an upper-body injury.
Meanwhile, Knoblauch is opting to stick with Stuart Skinner in net despite his last performance raising some concerns. The 26-year-old let in five goals on the 23 shots he faced before getting pulled for Calvin Pickard late in the third period of what ended up as a 6-1 Game 3 loss for Edmonton.
Catch Game 4 action from Sunrise, Fla. on Sportsnet or Sportsnet+ at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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