The Edmonton Oilers are going to Vegas with a chance to eliminate the Golden Knights, partially because of the play of Stuart Skinner.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the brink of breaking through to the next round of NHL playoffs, where they will have a chance to defend their Western Conference title from a season ago.

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner has had his struggles in the post-season during his career. On Monday night, however, the former Wichita Thunder netminder gave the Oilers a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference Second Round Series against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Edmonton Oilers may not have to wait too much longer to welcome back a very valuable member of their blueline.

Last season, Skinner had a 14-9 record in the playoffs with a 2.45 GAA, .901 save percentage and one shutout. This season, he was 26-18-4 in 51 games (50 starts) during the regular season with a 2.81 GAA, .896 save percentage and three shutouts.

The Edmonton Oilers are already having a good day, having beaten the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their second-round series. But, the news got even better as a couple of players out injured might be back sooner rather than later.

Evander Kane, who likes his wheels, drove a rented Lamborghini to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before Game 5 of the first-round playoff series, a Ferrari to Rogers Place before Game 3 here against Vegas last Saturday, and hopped into a Rolls Royce for a more sedate ride to the rink to prepare for Game 4 Monday.

EDMONTON -- Stuart Skinner will start for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Vegas Golden Knights at Rogers Place on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

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Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is making his presence felt on and off the ice in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.