GDT: Game #52 - Leafs @ Oilers - 5PM - Set your clocks to center of the universe time!

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30-19-2________32-13-4
Rogers Place, Edmonton Alberta
Date: Feb 1st, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM MT
TV: SN HNIC Radio: 880 CHED

Game Preview: (NHL.com)

PREVIEW: Oilers vs. Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers conclude their six-game homestand at Rogers Place against the Maple Leafs on Saturday

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Season Series:
Nov 16th, 2024 - Oilers 3 @ Leafs 4 OT
Feb 1st, 2025 - Leafs @ Oilers

Oilers Lines: (will update)
Draisaitl-McDavid-Perry
Arvidsson-RNH-Hyman
Podkolzin-Henrique-Brown
J. Skinner-Janmark-Kapanen

Nurse-Bouchard
Ekholm-Klingberg
Kulak-Emberson

Skinner?

Oilers Stats

Leafs Lines:
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Holmberg-Kampf-Lorentz

McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-OEL
Benoit-Timmins

Woll?

Leafs Stats

Pregame music:

OOT Scoreboard:
Games of Note - Kings @ Hurricanes / Jets @ Capitals

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[PuckG]

Don’t forget to lead with kindness tonight fellas. This is their Stanley Cup…

 

[GMofOilers]

Pickard gives us the best chance to win tonight. So we should lose this one if Skinner starts

 

[Mr Kot]

 

[NeverForget06]

Going to the game tonight. Been a while since I've been to one against the Leafs (usually another person we split tickets with takes them and sells them and ends up at 3 more games a year).

I really hope the boys are a bit tighter at the back tonight or this could get ugly quick

 

[Stoneman89]

A step up in class tonight, hope the boys are dialed in. And just as important, hopefully that nasty flu bug that was draining the life out of them the last couple weeks is gone.

 

[Messrules11]

Leafs are snake bitten right now, that must continue. I’ll say 3-1 Oil

ps, Symptom of the Universe awesome tune

 

[jesusbuiltmyhotrod]

Not confident in this one we usually suck against the leafs. Not looked good last 3 games and they will be desperate tonight after losing 3 in a row

 

[Bumblebee Man]

Pickard gives us the best chance to win tonight. So we should lose this one if Skinner starts

LOL. When was the last game Skinner actually lost for us? Man some ppl complain just to complain.

 

[Pip]

Hoping for a bounce back game from McDavid. HNIC against the Leafs should do the trick.

 

[Duke74]

Leafs looking deep with Tavares and Knies back. Probably best to split McDavid and Draisaitl, but please no Brown, Podz or Arvy in the top six. The Leafs will eat that alive.

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

Funny

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Funny

Lol he's definitely signing a new contract here.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

A game against the Leafs on national television? No thanks, seen this movie already.

 

[yukoner88]

Don’t forget to lead with kindness tonight fellas. This is their Stanley Cup…

f*** that shit, f*** that team, and f*** that city

 

[Stoneman89]

Pickard gives us the best chance to win tonight. So we should lose this one if Skinner starts

But how will he do in a shootout?

 

[Morpheus]

I’m assuming Emberson is playing tonite, and he will hit 50 games this year taking him out of group VI free agency!

 

[GMofOilers]

LOL. When was the last game Skinner actually lost for us? Man some ppl complain just to complain.

Skinner has a 4.1 GAA .858 save% against the leafs. His last 2 games against them he’s running a .800 save% and 5.25 GAA

If you wanted facts

To answer your question Skinner lost the last couple games he played blew donkey balls against the caps we gave up 14 shots? He let in 3 goals? Below 800

 

[Soundwave]

Funny

Did his family move out of the Toronto area?

 

[Connor McConnor]

Skinner has a 4.1 GAA .858 save% against the leafs. His last 2 games against them he’s running a .800 save% and 5.25 GAA

If you wanted facts

To answer your question Skinner lost the last couple games he played blew donkey balls against the caps we gave up 14 shots? He let in 3 goals? Below 800

He also has like a .920 in his last 25 starts

 

[tardigrade81]

I'll be watching royal rumble

But legs get a win oilers. Kick some ass

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

I'll be watching royal rumble

But legs get a win oilers. Kick some ass

You aren't in royal rumble this year?

 

[GMofOilers]

He also has like a .920 in his last 25 starts

He’s also on the best team in the league, his last 25 starts he’s actually .910 and 16W 9L. Pickard is 10-2 in that time frame with a .906

Cherry pick all you want. Skinner since Jan 15th 2W 3L .908 while Pickard is 3W 0L and a .920

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

Did his family move out of the Toronto area?

I think his parents did

 

[On The Prowl]

Skinner has a 4.1 GAA .858 save% against the leafs. His last 2 games against them he’s running a .800 save% and 5.25 GAA

If you wanted facts

To answer your question Skinner lost the last couple games he played blew donkey balls against the caps we gave up 14 shots? He let in 3 goals? Below 800

Sometimes a goalie really struggles against certain teams for whatever reason. Skinner has been very solid recently but if he keeps struggling against the same team it does makes sense to let Pickard play those games.