Pittsburgh Penguins News

Silovs allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) as Vancouver dropped Game 4 late in Edmonton last time out and will start Game 5 after being the first goalie off the ice. The 23-year-old rookie netminder opened the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie but has done well locking down the crease for seven games so far with his 4-3-0 record, 2.71 GAA and .907 SV%. He will host the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 on Thursday, who will be looking to keep the momentum going and break the series tie after winning Game 4 in the final moments.

Silovs allowed three goals on 30 shots (.900 SV%) as Vancouver dropped Game 4 late in Edmonton last time out but is expected to start Game 5 after being the first goalie off the ice. The 23-year-old rookie netminder opened the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie but has done well locking down the crease for seven games so far with his 4-3-0 record, 2.71 GAA and .907 SV%. He will host the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 on Thursday, who will be looking to keep the momentum going and break the series tie after winning Game 4 in the final moments.

With Devon Toews (illness) returning from injury for Game 5, Caleb Jones will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has appeared in three games for the Avalanche in the playoffs but has yet to pick up a point to go along with his six PIMs and +1 plus/minus.

Silovs allowed three goals on 45 shots in the Canucks win in Game 3 in Edmonton. It was a dazzling performance for the young netminder, who has gone 4-2 with a .908 SV% in his first six postseason starts.

Skinner stopped 16 of 19 shots (.842 SV%) but evened out the Oilers' second series with a Game 2 win over Vancouver and will start Game 3 on Sunday. The 25-year-old has an impressive record in the playoffs (5-2-0) despite his overall struggled with a 2.96 GAA and .888 SV%. He will host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, who are looking to get back in the win column after having their two-game win streak snapped with their Game 2 loss.

Wotherspoon was a healthy scratch for Game 3 but will draw back into Boston's lineup for Game 4 on Sunday vs. Florida. The 26-year-old has appeared in seven games so far in the playoffs and has an assist, eight SOG and four PIMs while averaging 16:54 TOI.

Silovs allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%) in Game 2 as the Oilers evened out the series and will return to the crease on Sunday for Game 3 in Edmonton as he attempts to get back in the win column. The 23-year-old started the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie and has held his own with his 3-2-0 record, 2.58 GAA and .899 SV%. He will head to Edmonton on Sunday as Vancouver attempts to take a 2-1 series lead vs. the Oilers, who have won six of their first eight playoff games.

Silovs allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%) in Game 2 as the Oilers evened out the series and will return to the crease on Sunday for Game 3 in Edmonton as he attempts to get back in the win column. The 23-year-old started the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie and has held his own with his 3-2-0 record, 2.58 GAA and .899 SV%. He will head to Edmonton on Sunday as Vancouver attempts to take a 2-1 series lead vs. the Oilers, who have won six of their first eight playoff games.

Silovs stopped 14 of 18 shots (.778 SV%) in a 5-4 back-and-forth opening series win over Edmonton and is expected to take the crease again for Game 2 after being the first goalie off the ice. The 23-year-old entered the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie but has stood on his head when needed most, with his 3-1-0 record, 2.28 GAA and .908 SV%. He will host the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 on Friday, who have allowed three or more goals in four of their first six playoff contests.

Silovs stopped 14 of 18 shots (.778 SV%) in a 5-4 back-and-forth opening series win over Edmonton and is expected to take the crease again for Game 2 after being the first goalie off the ice. The 23-year-old entered the playoffs as Vancouver's third goalie but has stood on his head when needed most, with his 3-1-0 record, 2.28 GAA and .908 SV%. He will host the Edmonton Oilers for Game 2 on Friday, who have allowed three or more goals in four of their first six playoff contests.

Heinen has not played since Game 5 vs. the Maple Leafs and remains day-to-day. Despite not being available for Game 3, Heinen did participate in Friday's morning skate, which suggests that he's not far from returning to the Bruins' lineup.

Skinner was solid in the Oilers' five-game opening-round win over Los Angeles, with his 4-1-0 record, 2.59 GAA and .910 SV% and is expected to take the crease for Game 1 on Wednesday vs. Vancouver. The 25-year-old is coming off a regular season where he produced career highs in games played (59), starts (57), wins (36), GAA (2.62) and shutouts (2) and will be looking to take that momentum far into the playoffs. He will host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, who are coming off a hard-fought seven-game series vs. Nashville.

Skinner was solid in the Oilers' five-game opening-round win over Los Angeles, with his 4-1-0 record, 2.59 GAA and .910 SV% and is expected to take the crease for Game 1 on Wednesday vs. Vancouver. The 25-year-old is coming off a regular season where he produced career highs in games played (59), starts (57), wins (36), GAA (2.62) and shutouts (2) and will be looking to take that momentum far into the playoffs. He will host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, who are coming off a hard-fought seven-game series vs. Nashville.

Silovs was perfect, stopping 28 of 28 shots to close out the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of Vancouver's opening series and is expected to start Game 1 on Wednesday in Edmonton. The 23-year-old entered the playoffs as Vancouver's third goaltender but has locked in the crease under an immense amount of pressure, with his 2-1-0 record, 1.70 GAA and .938 SV% through three playoff appearances so far. He will head to Edmonton to take on the Oilers on Wednesday, who finished off the Los Angeles Kings in five games in their opening-round series.

Silovs was perfect, stopping 28 of 28 shots to close out the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of Vancouver's opening series and is expected to start Game 1 on Wednesday in Edmonton. The 23-year-old entered the playoffs as Vancouver's third goaltender but has locked in the crease under an immense amount of pressure, with his 2-1-0 record, 1.70 GAA and .938 SV% through three playoff appearances so far. He will head to Edmonton to take on the Oilers on Wednesday, who finished off the Los Angeles Kings in five games in their opening-round series.

Heinen missed Game 6 with an undisclosed injury but was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate and could play in Game 7. So far, Heinen has one assist, five shots and nine hits in five games in the series.