As the Edmonton Oilers get ready for Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, the team has been weighing the possibility of making a change at the goalie position. Goalie Stuart Skinner was pulled from Game 4 after a rough first period.

SUNRISE ― Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner was the subject of pre-game mind games from Florida Panthers backup goalie Vitek Vanecek. And it appears to have worked. Just like he did before a Game 3 steamrolling by the Panthers,

The Edmonton Oilers have fallen behind in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final as they head toward Game 6 down 3-2 to the Florida Panthers. They will have some tough decisions to make heading into their next game as they try to save their season and avoid losing to the Panthers for a second straight campaign.

Oilers Coach's 'Unfortunate' Message About Stuart Skinner Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Twenty minutes into Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers looked like a lock to take a 3-1 series lead with three chances to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup ahead of them.

Sportsnet and TNT cameras caught Pickard and Skinner in a warm-up staring contest with Panthers backup Vitek Vanecek, which appears to have started when the Florida netminder went over to the centre-ice line to try to throw the Oilers off their game.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell picked up a loose puck off a turnover in the high slot and barrelled towards the net with a chance to make a big lead surely insurmountable. A goal here and the game, and maybe even the Stanley Cup Final, might be over.