Stuart Skinner did not play in Thursday’s 9-4 Edmonton Oilers victory over the Seattle Kraken, but he found a way to make an impact.

Edmonton found a way to exorcize their scoring demons in a big way, putting nine goals into the net just two days after getting shut out by the Minnesota Wild. Connor McDavid notched the team’s first hat trick of the season in a four-point performance, while Leon Draisaitl tallied a goal and three assists of his own.

Rookie Matt Savoie also had a memorable performance, recording the first multi-goal game of his young NHL career. That first goal was a beauty, as he potted a shorthanded breakaway goal to give the Oilers a 4-2 lead early in the second period.

That came after he was stopped on a breakaway in the opening frame, opting to shoot the puck. The s

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