The upgrade is obvious to the coach given Skinner has 357 goals in 1,006 NHL games. “He’s a playmaker, a guy who can get Leon the puck, find open ice, can score goals,” Knoblauch said.

A group consisting of Leon Draisaitl, Viktor Arvidsson, and Jeff Skinner, the trio has yet to play a pre-season game together, but that changes as the Oilers take on the Vancouver Canucks at ...

With Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl out for the Oilers, Jeff Skinner can be a difference-maker in Edmonton's lineup.

The Edmonton Oilers have elevated Jeff Skinner back into the top six at Monday’s practice and split up Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl from the top line.. Skinner had spent the last number of ...

With a roster that includes Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the expectations are high for the Oilers to go all the way this season. Skinner can't wait to be a part of it.

While Draisaitl has found instant chemistry with Arvidsson, his other new linemate Jeff Skinner has had a rockier start to his Oilers tenure, being shunted down to the third line in Monday's ...

The Oilers will turn to their supporting cast to step up with Draisaitl out again. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, and Jeff Skinner, among others, will be relied upon to produce.

Losing both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl isn’t something anyone should ever think about. It’s a nightmare scenario for the Edmonton Oilers, but unfortunately it’s the current reality.

EDMONTON -- Newly acquired Jeff Skinner is going to weather some changes. He's coming to the Edmonton Oilers from the Buffalo Sabres. Part of that transition will be on the ice. He used to play ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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 on ...

Jeff Skinner scored the tiebreaking goal shortly after Draisaitl left the game, giving the Oilers a 3-2 victory that kept them within two points of Los Angeles in the race for second place in the ...

Jeff Skinner has only managed to collect six points, with six goals and as many assists, in 35 games this season. After being healthy scratched, the 32-year-old acknowledged the situation (0:50): ...