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Oilers getting beat in net, says NHL goalie expert, so best bet is likely Pickard

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Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said today he’s not yet decided which goalie he will play in Game 4 .

Goalies in the Stanley Cup Final are expected to let in one goal for every five high danger chances (such as 2 -on-1s, breakaways and screened deflections) In the 2024 Stanley Cup final, Stu Skinner allowed just one goal every 4.5 high-danger chance, which was good enough for the Oilers to win, so it made sense for the Edmonton Oilers to lean on Skinner this year , to make that gamble.

But this year Skinner has faced 25 high danger.

chances and let in 13 goals on them.

Skinner was off in Game 3 , way off.

He let in five goals on 10 Grade A shots overall, not nearly good enough to give his team a chance to win.

On the subset of most dangerous 5 -alarm shots, he stopped just one out of five .

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