The Edmonton Oilers goalie had perhaps his best start of the season by making 27 saves in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. If it wasn’t perfect timing, it was as good as any given that this was his final appearance before NHL 4 Nations Face-Off rosters are due Monday.

Last season, Skinner won the No. 1 job from Campbell again, helped Edmonton go on a 16-game winning streak, the second-longest in NHL history, and backstopped the Oilers to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, losing 2-1 to the Florida Panthers.

In a game that may have turned the tide of his season, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner delivered a stellar performance on Saturday, stopping 27 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.

Are the Edmonton Oilers back? Well, Stuart Skinner at least believes his team's collective effort during Saturday's 4-1 victory against the Colorado Avalanche was a promising sign."Yeah," the goalie said when Sportsnet's Scott Oake asked him if the Oilers have found their game.

Edmonton won 70 per cent of the faceoffs, killed the final four Avalanche power plays, and won the net front at both ends, cashing on a long Brett Kulak blast through traffic and a net front deflection by Vasily Podkolzin for his third goal in as many games.