The upgrade is obvious to the coach given Skinner has 357 goals in 1,006 NHL games. “He’s a playmaker, a guy who can get Leon the puck, find open ice, can score goals,” Knoblauch said.

The Oilers will turn to their supporting cast to step up with Draisaitl out again. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, and Jeff Skinner, among others, will be relied upon to produce.

Jeff Skinner scored the tiebreaking goal shortly after Draisaitl left the game, giving the Oilers a 3-2 victory that kept them within two points of Los Angeles in the race for second place in the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on ...

Jeff Skinner scored what proved to be the winning goal and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the host San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday. Connor Brown and Viktor Arvidsson also tallied for ...

Jeff Skinner scored the tiebreaking goal shortly after Draisaitl left the game, giving the Oilers a 3-2 victory that kept them within two points of Los Angeles in the race for second place in the ...

Jeff Skinner scored what proved to be the winning goal and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the host San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday. ... NHL goal-scoring leader Leon Draisaitl, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday ...

- Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night.