Skinner and Draisaitl Break Fans' Hearts With Statements After Oilers' Crushing Game 3 Loss

The go-ahead goal was a nutty sequence from start to finish. Reilly Smith deked around and fired a shot that traveled to the left side of Skinner. He feathered the puck across the crease.

Skinner says the entire play was devastating

It skipped off the stick of Leon Draisaitl and across the goal line, leaving the Oilers in awe. Some fans wondered where Skinner was supposed to be, but the goalie emphasized the unpredictability of the play and not one on which to place blame.

'Devastating, but again, things happen. Good bounces, tough bounces,' Skinner said. 'It happens for everybody. Just move forward.'

'Especially when Karlsson's coming in with so much speed,' Skinner said. 'I'm not really counting down the seconds. I just had an awareness that it's not a lot of time.

'That's kind of why I played it the way I did.'

'I thought he didn't have that much time, so I just sprawled, went out there,' Skinner said. 'I stayed with him for another half second and then it catches us with point four seconds left.'

Skinner, who lost the starting job after the second game of the playoffs, took over for injured Pickard, who was dealing with a lower-body issue.

Skinner stopped 20 shots in the game and now has a 5.36 goals-against average and an .817 save percentage in three playoff games, worst among goalies with three or more games this postseason.

Leon Draisaitl, whose stick tipped in the winning goal past his own net, was deflated but had a positive thing to say about staying tough.

'Obvious it stings right now but tomorrow is a new day.'

- Leon Draisaitl

Despite the gut-wrenching loss, the Oilers are still up 2-1 in the series, with Monday's Game 4 to be played at 7:30 p.m. MT. The Oilers will look to rebound and put the Golden Knights on their heels in Game 4.