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Stuart Skinner will start Wednesday vs. Chicago.

Skinner stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) as he picked up the win over Florida in his last start Monday. The Edmonton native has been very solid in his first full season as shown by his 5-5-0 record, .919 SV% and 2.80 GAA. He draws a good matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48) and 31st in shots per game (26.3).

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Stuart Skinner is expected to take the crease Wednesday vs. Chicago.

Skinner stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) as he picked up the win over Florida in his last start Monday. The Edmonton native has been very solid in his first full season as shown by his 5-5-0 record, .919 SV% and 2.80 GAA. He draws a good matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48) and 31st in shots per game (26.3).

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Kris Letang suffered a stroke on Monday and is out indefinitely.

Letang suffered his second stroke since 2014 on the bench Monday and will be out indefinitely but the team says he is "not experiencing any lasting effects." It is a terrible loss for the Penguins as the 35-year-old had a goal, 11 assists, and 44 SOG through 21 games in 2022-23 after putting up 68 points in 78 games last season.

Kris Letang
Skinner will start Monday vs. the Panthers.

Skinner allowed five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in his worst start of the season vs. New Jersey in a loss his last time out. The 24-year-old has been incredibly solid this season as shown by his .921 SV%, 2.78 GAA and 4-5-0 record. He will face off against the Florida Panthers, who have lost four of their last five games and lead the NHL in shots on goal per game by averaging 40.2 a night.

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Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner allowed five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in his worst start of the season vs. New Jersey in a loss his last time out. The 24-year-old has been incredibly solid this season as shown by his .921 SV%, 2.78 GAA and 4-5-0 record. He will face off against the Florida Panthers who have lost four of their last five games and lead the NHL in shots on goal per game by averaging 40.2 a night.

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Stuart Skinner will start Monday vs. the New Jersey Devils.

Skinner stopped 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) to pick up a win over Vegas in his third straight Oilers' start his last time out. The 24-year-old Edmonton native has been incredible this season, stealing the starting job with his .930 SV%, 2.52 GAA and 4-4-0 record. He faces off against New Jersey who will be going for their franchise-record 12th straight win Monday.

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Skinner is in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner stopped 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) to pick up a win over Vegas in his third straight Oilers' start his last time out. The 24-year-old Edmonton native has been incredible this season, stealing the starting job with his .930 SV%, 2.52 GAA and 4-4-0 record. He faces off against New Jersey who will be going for their franchise-record 12th straight win Monday.

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Bemstrom (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

Bemstrom was missing from Wednesday's practice but was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate. He remains questionable to play vs. the Canadiens and is considered a game-time decision. Bemstrom played on the top line on Tuesday but failed to record a point while firing four shots on goal. He's now registered one goal, one assist and 12 shots in three games this season.

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Skinner will start Wednesday vs. the Kings.

Skinner stopped 40 of 42 shots (.952 SV%) during his previous time out in a win over Florida. The Edmonton native has been excellent this season, posting a 3-3-0 record with a .932 SV% and 2.52 GAA. He faces off against the Los Angeles Kings who lost 6-5 their last time out to Calgary.

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Filip Hallander is a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Toronto (illness).

Hallander missed the Penguins' previous game due to an illness but is a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup vs. Toronto. In two games with Pittsburgh, he has no points while averaging 9:58 TOI. Prior to his promotion last week, the young centre in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus.

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Emil Bemstrom will make his season debut Thursday vs. the Flyers

Bemstrom earned his call-up to Columbus after leading the AHL in scoring so far this season with seven goals and 14 points in 10 games played. He also ranks 11th in the AHL in SOG with 35 while adding three of his goals on the PP. He will make his season debut with the Blue Jackets Thursday.

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Filip Hallander will make his season debut Wednesday vs. Washington

Hallander will make his season debut Wednesday after having a strong showing in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) where he had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus. He has one career NHL game prior to the promotion.

Filip Hallander