Kris Knoblauch names his MVP of the game
The Edmonton Oilers are coming off a dominant 6-3 victory over the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and head coach Kris Knoblauch is feeling incredibly proud of his troops.
The Edmonton Oilers have swiftly emerged as one of the hottest teams in the NHL, winning 8 of their 9 last matchups.
The Oilers are currently on game 4 of the murderers row stretch, and they've been imposing their will on every opponent who's crossed their path.
The Oilers have dismissed the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild, and the Las Vegas Golden Knights with ease, and the stage is set for an epic Stanley Cup rematch on Monday.
Although the Edmonton Oilers have been getting notable contributions from their superstars, you would be remiss not to tip your cap to Stuart Skinner, who stopped 38/41 shots faced.
Kris Knoblauch nominates Start Skinner as player of the game
Stu was our best player tonight, I thought he played extremely well. He made one mistake tonight, but that was maybe our worst game that we defended,» Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. «The amount of chances that we gave up tonight and he made save after save. You need your goalie to make those saves, and I think our goaltenders have been really good the last few weeks and are winning us games.
-Kris Knoblauch
«Obviously, we're very happy with Stu and we need goaltending like that if we're going to have success long-term, and this is the goaltending that I saw pretty much all of last year.»
-Kris Knoblauch
The Edmonton Oilers will look to keep the ball rolling when they take on the defending Stanley Cup champions on Monday night.
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DECEMBRE 15 | 213 ANSWERS Kris Knoblauch names his MVP of the game Do you think Stuart Skinner is looking like a Stanley Cup calibre goaltender? |
Yes | 136 | 63.8 % |
No | 77 | 36.2 % |
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