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Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner admits he made critical mistake on Vegas goal


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Liam McCormick
May 11, 2025  (11:02)
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Stuart Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers
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The Edmonton Oilers lost Game 3 to the Golden Knights on home ice with a controversial heartbreaker goal with 0.4 seconds left, and Skinner is taking the blame.

The final goal is being heavily debated as to which Oiler was at fault. Skinner drifted, Leon Draisaitl tipped the puck, Darnell Nurse dove nowhere, and McDavid was puck watching.

Stuart Skinner takes the blame and admits mistake on final goal in Game 3

Through all the chaos on the play, Stuart Skinner took the blame for over challenging the shooter and over estimating how much time was left on the clock.
I thought he was going to shoot it right away, thought he didn't have that much time, so I kind of just sprawled and went out there. Stayed with him for another half second, and then catches us with a 0.4 seconds left. Devastating.

- Stuart Skinner
Any game winning goal with less than a second is going to be ugly. But on home ice in a playoff game, with nearly every player making a mistake on the play, is devastating as Skinner said.
However, the goal is far less likely to happen if Skinner is in the blue paint at all. He sprawled out there assuming Smith had less time to shoot, and left the cage wide open for disaster to happen.
Draisaitl trying to tip the puck wide while back checking and playing through an injury was at least a good effort. Nurse and McDavid could be better, but it's a catastrophic error from Skinner by his own admission to overchallenge. Even mentioning that the clock affects his game is concerning.
Skinner's playoff save percentage actually increased after his third game, rising from .810 to .817. He's going to need to dial it way up to help the Oilers win a game, but hopefully Calvin Pickard will be returning to the net at the earliest opportunity.
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