Skinner surrendered five goals on 25 shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Senators. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner couldn't protect a 3-1 lead after two periods, as the Senators surged after shuffling their lines in the third. The 23-year-old netminder has had mixed results in 11 appearances this season, posting a 4-6-0 record with a 2.93 GAA and a .907 save percentage. He'll compete with Mikko Koskinen for starts while Mike Smith (thumb) works his way back from another injury. The Oilers' next game is a tough matchup Thursday versus the Panthers.

Skinner will be elevated to the active roster from the taxi squad and start between the pipes against the Senators at home Saturday, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports

EDGE Analysis

Skinner has gone 4-5-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .916 save percentage over 10 NHL appearances this season. The 23-year-old has also drawn into eight games with AHL Bakersfield this year, posting a 6-0-2 record with a 1.96 GAA and a .925 save percentage. Ottawa has averaged 2.73 goals and 28.73 shots on goal this season, so Skinner will be entering a pretty favorable matchup.

Skinner was called up to the taxi squad from AHL Bakersfield on Thursday, per CapFriendly.

EDGE Analysis

Mike Smith (thumb) is expected to miss a week or two, so Skinner is likely to get up to the active roster to serve as backup soon. He's not guaranteed to get into the crease even if he's promoted, as the Oilers' upcoming schedule is light -- they have just three games in the next 10 days.

Skinner was reassigned to AHL Bakersfield on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner has played in 10 games for the Oilers this season, posting a 4-5-0 record with a .916 save percentage and 2.70 GAA. The 23-year-old has defended the cage for the Bakersfield Condors on two occasions this season, touting a 2-0-0 record and a .946 save percentage for the AHL affiliate.

Skinner stopped 14 of 17 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.

EDGE Analysis

This wasn't a pretty performance from Skinner, but the Oilers made up for his shaky play in goal in a game they dominated. The 23-year-old improved to 4-5-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .916 save percentage through 10 games. He's started three of the last five games, but Skinner hasn't played well enough to earn more than an even split of time with Mikko Koskinen until Mike Smith (leg) returns.

Skinner will start Saturday in Seattle.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner has lost three of his last four games but sits with decent numbers on the year (.922 save percentage, 2.67 GAA). The Kraken haven't been great recently, either, losing four of their last five while scoring nine goals during that span.

Skinner stopped 36 of 38 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner played well, though the Oilers let off the gas in the third period. He snapped his personal three-game losing streak as well as the team's six-game skid with the win. Skinner is now 3-5-0 with a 2.66 GAA and a .922 save percentage. Next on the schedule is Saturday's road game versus the Kraken.

Skinner will patrol the crease during Thursday's home game versus the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner hasn't been great in the month of December, going 0-2-0 while posting a sub-par 3.63 GAA and .891 save percentage. The 23-year-old backstop will try to snap his three-game losing streak in a home matchup with a Columbus club that's 5-9-0 on the road this year.

Skinner allowed three goals on 30 shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner gave up a shorthanded goal to Brad Marchand and a power-play tally to Jake DeBrusk before Leon Draisaitl erased the Oilers' deficit. The 23-year-old Skinner couldn't make it stick late in the third period, as Matt Grzelcyk won it for the Bruins. This was Skinner's second straight loss, dropping him to 2-5-0 in eight appearances this year. He's added a 2.76 GAA and a .918 save percentage. Mikko Koskinen will likely be tasked with taking on the Hurricanes on Saturday, with the Oilers entering that contest on a four-game losing streak.

Skinner will guard the home cage during Thursday's matchup with the Bruins.

EDGE Analysis

Skinner was a little shaky in his last start Friday against the Kraken, surrendering four goals on 34 shots en route to a 4-3 defeat. He'll try to snap his two-game losing streak in a home matchup with a Boston team that's averaging 2.80 goals per game on the road this year, 16th in the NHL.