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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
Samuel Girard has a lower-body injury and is day-to-day.

Girard's lower-body injury comes as somewhat of a surprise after he played a season high 23:19 TOI in the Avalanche's second game in Finland Nov. 5th vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets his last time out. It is a tough blow for the injured Avalanche who also announced Bowen Byram is week-to-week earlier Tuesday.

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Skinner will start Monday in Washington.

Skinner surrendered four goals on 43 shots in the Oilers loss to the Devils last Thursday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Skinner, who is now 2-2-0 with a 2.10 GAA (6th in the NHL) and .944 SV% (3rd). Tonight he'll face a Capitals team that has lost four in a row (0-2-2) while scoring just 1.75 goals per game.

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Skinner will start Thursday vs. the Devils.

Skinner was exceptional his last time out stopping 40 of 42 shots in a 3-2 victory over Calgary. The Edmonton native has been a revelation this season, leading all goaltenders in the NHL with a .955 SV% and is second in GAA with his 1.59 GAA. He faces off against the hottest team in the NHL in New Jersey, who is on a four game winning streak and ranks second in the league in shots per game (39.1) and sixth in goals (3.6).

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