What Leon Draisaitl Loves About Stuart Skinner

Leon Draisaitl spoke to the media about Stuart Skinner.

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EDMONTON -- Big game number two is on tonight.

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The Edmonton Oilers will look to fight off elimination again tonight. They step into the Florida Panthers' barn to make the most out of Game five. Both teams will look to have a big game tonight.

For the Panthers' they will try to avoid getting "dragged back to Alberta." The Oilers will look to continue playing with high confidence and the 60 minute effort they displayed in Game four.

Stuart Skinner was rock solid in Game four. He only allowed one goal and made some huge saves that could have swung the moment of the game into the Panthers' favor.

Leon Draisaitl spoke to the media yesterday after practice. During his scrum he took a few moments to beam about his starting goalie. He started off talking about who is on and off the ice, "he's just a very mature guy."

Draisaitl then talked about the thing he really loves about Skinner, "one quality I really appreciate about him is the way he responds. That's what it's all about. This league is too good to be amazing every single night, it doesn't work that way."

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Skinner has been responding all season long. He responded after a poor start. Skinner responded after a few poor games in the Vancouver Canucks series. No matter the situation, he's found a way to get back to what makes him successful and give a good performance.

Game five starts tonight at 6 PM Mountain time. The game will be available to watch on CBC and Sportsnet.

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