Former Penguins Goalie Has Big Game For Jets

During the off-season, Stuart Skinner's time with the Pittsburgh Penguins officially ended when he signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets signing Skinner certainly makes sense now, as Connor Hellebuyck made his trade request publicly known before the start of the season. Now, the former Penguins goalie is already making an impact for the Jets.

In Winnipeg's most recent game against the Detroit Red Wings, Skinner stopped 33 out of 35 shots he faced. With this, he finished the contest with a strong .943 save percentage.

If the Jets hope to prove their doubters wrong and make the playoffs this year, they are going to need Skinner to continue to put together games like these for them. The former Penguins goalie is one of the Jets' biggest X-factors this campaign, with Hellebuyck refusing to play and wanting out. 

In two games this season for the Jets, Skinner now has a 1-0-1 record, a .908 save percentage, and a 2.92 goals-against average. Overall, he is having a good start to his Jets tenure, and it will be interesting to see how he builds on it from here.

In 27 games for Pittsburgh last season after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers, Skinner had a 12-9-5 record, a 2.99 goals-against average, and an .885 save percentage.