Stuart Skinner is out with a head injury and did not travel with the Oilers to play the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, KONG, SNP, SNE, SN1).
The goalie was injured at 6:34 of the third period in a 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. Skinner was inadvertently hit in the head by Mikko Rantanen at the top of his crease when the Stars forward cut in front of the net to circle behind the goal line chasing the puck.
Skinner left the game after allowing four goals on 21 shots and was replaced by Calvin Pickard, who stopped all three shots he faced.
Pickard will start against the Kraken. Goalie Olivier Rodrigue was recalled from Bakersfield of the AHL on an emergency basis and forward Derek Ryan sent down.
Edmonton remains without forwards Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed) and Connor McDavid (lower body), the second- and fourth- leading scorers in the NHL. The game Thursday will be the third without both.
The Oilers (41-25-5) are third in the Pacific Division, two points behind the Los Angeles Kings and trail the Vegas Golden Knights by seven.
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