Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.

EDMONTON — If there’s a silver lining to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl being out of ... Arguably the biggest beneficiary has been Jeff Skinner. Though it was stalwart Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ...

Skinner spent the first eight years of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes — who selected him in the first round of the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — NHL leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl left the Edmonton Oilers' game against the San Jose Sharks on ...

Despite the fact Jeff Skinner has done everything asked of him and improved his play — becoming one of Edmonton’s ...

The Edmonton Oilers just recently welcomed Leon Draisaitl back to the lineup, but he’s now suffered a new injury. Head coach ...

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch was impressed with Jeff Skinner's resurgence, particularly amid the absence of star players Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The line of Skinner, Mattias ...

Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Skinner (53), Leon Draisaitl (29) and Viktor Arvidsson (33) celebrate a goal against the Calgary Flames during overtime NHL action in Edmonton on Saturday, March 29 ...

Connor Brown gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead at 6:22 of the first period. Brown took a pass from Skinner in the neutral zone, ...

The veteran, pure goal-scorer the Oilers brought in during off-season free agency on a one-year, $3-million deal to bolster a second line alongside Leon Draisaitl. Only that didn’t happen nearly ...

When Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl return ... He did that all the time. Jeff does it quite often, but I’ve seen others who do it more. Maybe (Skinner’s) skating style takes away a bit ...

Skinner has four points over his last five contests. He's benefited from a larger role in the absence of Connor McDavid (lower body), as well as Leon Draisaitl, who returned from an undisclosed ...