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Koskinen stopped 35 of 36 shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Kings.
Impact
Koskinen kept the Kings off the board until Michael Amadio jammed home a rebound in the third period for their only goal. Koskinen improved to 11-3-2 with a 2.53 GAA and a .921 save percentage this season. He's started three straight contests for the first time this campaign -- coach Dave Tippett prefers to split the starts between Koskinen and Mike Smith fairly evenly. The latter should be considered likely to start Sunday versus the Sabres.
Koskinen will start in the crease Friday when the Oilers host the Kings, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Impact
Koskinen was given the hook in Wednesday's game against the Senators after surrendering three goals on 12 shots. The veteran netminder has turned in a solid start to the season overall, however, owning a 10-3-2 record to go along with a 2.63 GAA and a .917 save percentage. His numbers are slightly worse at home, but he should have a great shot of improving them Friday against a Kings club averaging just two goals per game away from the Staples Center.
Koskinen surrendered three goals on 12 shots before being relieved by Mike Smith in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
Impact
Koskinen gave up a pair of goals in a 12-second span in the second period, and Tyler Ennis' tally six minutes later would end the Finn's night. He took the loss, dropping his record to 10-3-2 with a 2.62 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 17 contests. Given Koskinen's lackluster performance, it wouldn't be surprising to see Smith draw the start Friday against the Kings.
Koskinen will protect the home net in Wednesday's matchup against the Senators, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports.
Impact
Mike Smith (leg) will be ready to go, but the Oilers will afford Koskinen his fourth start in five games. Koskinen has been stellar lately with a .921 save percentage and 2.74 GAA over his last five outings, and the Senators have lost four straight games and could make it five pending the result of Tuesday's clash against the Canucks.
Koskinen stopped 30 of 32 shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
Impact
Koskinen was supported by a pair of goals by Leon Draisaitl as the Oilers earned a split of their home-and-home weekend series against the Canucks. The Finnish goalie improved to 10-2-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 16 appearances. Expect Koskinen to see the bulk of the starts while Mike Smith (leg) is unavailable.
Koskinen will tend the road goal for Sunday's game against the Canucks, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Impact
The 31-year-old has been solid to start the 2019-20 campaign, going 9-2-2 along with a 2.55 GAA and .920 save percentage in 15 appearances. He's even coming off a tough loss in his last start against Colorado in which he stopped 46 of 50 shots. Koskinen will face a tough test Sunday, however, facing a Canucks offense that ranks 11th in the league in goals per game (3.22).
Koskinen stopped 46 of 50 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Avalanche on Wednesday.
Impact
Despite Jujhar Khaira opening the scoring for the Oilers, a persistent Avalanche team was too much for Koskinen to handle. The Finnish goalie faced 17 shots and allowed three goals in the final frame. Koskinen dropped to 9-2-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .920 save percentage in 15 games this season. The 31-year-old will likely start one of two games in a weekend home-and-home with the Canucks.
Koskinen will start Wednesday's game against the Avalanche, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.
Impact
Koskinen has been stellar this season, with a 9-1-2 record, 2.45 GAA and .920 save percentage. Improving those numbers won't be easy against an Avalanche team that's tied for fourth in the NHL with 3.52 goals per game, though the Oilers handed Colorado a convincing 6-2 defeat with Mike Smith in net when these teams met back on Nov. 14.
Koskinen stopped 27 of 30 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Coyotes on Sunday.
Impact
The Finn wasn't sharp through 65 minutes of hockey, but he stopped Nick Schmaltz, Conor Garland and Vinnie Hinostroza in the shootout to get the win. Koskinen improved to 9-1-2 with a 2.45 GAA and a .920 save percentage in 14 appearances this season. Koskinen has been a solid goalie throughout the year, but he would be in for a tough task if he draws Wednesday's start versus the Avalanche.
Koskinen will face off against the Coyotes in Sunday's road contest, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
Impact
Mike Smith will take Saturday's matchup against the Golden Knights, and Koskinen will draw the second half of back-to-back games. Koskinen has been a far better netminder statistically this year with a .921 save percentage and an 8-1-2 record. He'll look to keep his trajectory going against the Coyotes, who have logged just 2.70 goals per game -- 25th in the league.