Locked On Oilers - Daily Podcast On The Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers hung a 7 spot on the Utah Hockey Club Tuesday night in a resounding blowout. The Oilers got goals from Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin, Mattias Ekholm, Viktor Arvidsson and a pair of goals from Zach Hyman in his return to the lineup from injury. The Oilers won on their transition game which gave Utah fits all night long The Edmonton Oilers finally pull off an easy win, prevail...

The Edmonton Oilers emerged as bonafide Stanley Cup contenders over the last four years in part due to Mattias Ekholm's arrival and his positive impact on Evan Bouchard. As a duo, Ekholm and Bouchard were one of the best pairs in the entire NHL last season, this year, the team's results are a little more volatile and Ekholm's dealt with injuries at various points. For the Oilers to achieve their S...

The Edmonton Oilers 4 game swing through New York State ended Sunday night with a win against the New York Rangers. After a brutally difficult February and March, the Oilers are running out of opportunities to play better hockey ahead of the NHL playoffs. On the backs of their superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers were able to win two tight games against lower quality opponents....

The Edmonton Oilers best two players, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, dominated their minutes Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils. Unfortunately for the Oilers, their best effort wasn't enough to make up for a lackluster supporting cast in a 3-2 regulation loss largely due to subpar goaltending and a lack of secondary offense. With the Oilers in a full on offensive drought, where does...

Over the past 13 games, the Edmonton Oilers have gone 5-8 and been outscored 22-36 in that span. While the team is undoubtedly struggling, there is a conversation to be had about their range of potential outcomes and what's driving this poor run of form. Are the Edmonton Oilers bad, unlucky or something in between? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Factor Eat smart with Factor. Get started at...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings), Tom Callahan (Locked On Utah HC) and Jess Belmosto (Locked On Flames are talking about Aaron Ekblad’s 20 game suspension for breaking thee NHL’s rules on performance enhancing drugs, the whirlwind of the trade deadline including Mikko Rantanen to Dallas and Brad Marchand to Florida, and...

The Edmonton Oilers newest defenseman, Jake Walman's carved an interesting career path in the NHL to this point. Walman is already 29 years old but still has less than 300 games played at the NHL level, what's been the story of his career, the context of his performance and what can the Edmonton Oilers realistically expect to get out of him going forward? What the Edmonton Oilers get from adding J...

The Edmonton Oilers struggled to maintain much of any offense Monday night against the Sabres in Buffalo. Edmonton ended up with a majority of the possession in the game, but failed to create enough offense on a night where Stuart Skinner allowed a weak first goal. In the midst of an east coast swing, can the Oilers stabilize their season against a trio of struggling defensive team Oilers struggle...

The Edmonton Oilers found a way to win against a playoff team, the Dallas Stars Saturday night even if it wasn't the prettiest thing. The Oilers found a way to outscore their goaltending and defensive issues including a pair from forward Zach Hyman. With the NHL trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the Oilers now look ahead to the stretch run to qualify for the NHL playoffs and renew their pursu...

The Edmonton Oilers scraped a 3-2 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens out on Thursday night on the back of an Evan Bouchard overtime game winning goal. The Oilers played an up and down game without Mattias Ekholm or John Klingberg who missed the game due to injury. Earlier on Thursday, the Oilers acquired defenseman Jake Walman from the San Jose Sharks to bolster a struggling blue line. O...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into why Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson's respective first seasons in Edmonton aren't going as planned. Nick explores the perils of free agent signings, their respective numbers in relation to their career averages and what Edmonton can learn going forward. Why haven't Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner worked out as Oile...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings), Tom Callahan (Locked On Utah HC) and Kyle Kjer (Locked On Ducks) talking about the upcoming trade deadline and who’s going to be the next piece to fall before talking about the outdoor game this weekend, and whether the NHL has oversaturated the outdoor game market too much! Support Us...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday night. Nick walks through why the state of the Oilers goaltending room is making everyone else's life more difficult, why the Oilers warts feel even more pronounced than ever and the mindset to stop the skid The Edmonton Oilers, derailed by poor goaltending, dro...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for instant reaction to the Edmonton Oilers acquisition of forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins. Nick explores Frederic's player profile, what he brings to the Oilers, what it means for the team's lineup, what it means for the team's deadline plans ahead of Friday and if means anything in regard to Evander Kane's potential return...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about players the Edmonton Oilers could target ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. Nick walks through players potentially available across the forward, defenseman and goaltending position groups across the league, what they might cost and what the Oilers should do Edmonton Oilers trade deadline big board:...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers going into the NHL trade deadline. Nick explores Evander Kane's potential return to the lineup and its impact on the team's ability to make trades, the team's ideal shopping list and what he thinks will happen this week Edmonton Oilers enter trade deadline week with uncertainty Supp...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a philosophical conversation after the Edmonton Oilers fifth straight loss, this time falling to the Florida Panthers 4-3. Nick explores why the Oilers are skating against the wind, why the team's confidence is so fragile and what they can do to reset midseason. Oilers drop fifth in a row, falling to the Panthers | Can they stop the sk...

Join host Nick Zararis and guest Armando Velez, the host of Locked on Florida Panthers, on this edition of Locked on Oilers. Nick and Armando discuss the respective seasons of the Oilers and Panthers so far, the latest with each team after the four nations face off, answer questions ahead of the trade deadline and set the table for the biggest test the Oilers have faced so far this season  With th...

Buffalo Bills fans, are you ready to explore the cornerback conundrum? With Christian Benford emerging as one of the NFL's top cornerbacks, the Bills face crucial decisions. Can they secure his future with a lucrative contract extension?   Dive into the strategic analysis of the Bills' cornerback lineup, featuring insights on Rasul Douglas' potential departure, Taron Johnson's resilience, and Kaii...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a breakdown of the Oilers 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nick explores why this was such a thorough and bad loss, why the Oilers season might be coming undone and why the Oilers don't have a ton of time to lick their wounds ahead of a Stanley Cup final rematch against the Florida Panthers.  Oilers losing streak extends to 4 in bl...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a history lesson on recent in season goalie trades and what the Edmonton Oilers can learn. Nick explains why it's such a difficult trade to execute, successful examples like Devan Dubnyk and Craig Andersen, failures like Ryan Miller and why the Oilers have such a high degree of difficult to pull off such a move  How the Oilers can acqu...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard's season. Nick explores the offense first defenseman arch type and why they're prone to criticism, dives into Bouchard's underlying numbers to illustrate his range of performance and gives a defense of Bouchard in spite of his volatility  Is the Evan Bouchard conversation overbl...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a breakdown of the Edmonton Oilers losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals over the weekend. Nick explores whether this is a low water mark of the season or just a perfect storm of bad luck, analyzes the goaltender conversation that is getting louder and sets the tone for the sprint to the trade deadline  The Oilers l...

Join host Nick Zararis on this celebratory edition of Locked on Oilers diving into team Canada's 3-2 OT win over the United States. Nick explains why Connor McDavid's OT winner was such a big moment both literally and symbolically, why the spectacle around the game might have helped Canada and why the tournament at large was such a fun experience  Connor McDavid wins the four nations face off for...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the four nations face off tournament final between the United States of America and Canada. Nick explores what worked for the US in the round robin stage, what Canada needs to do this time around, explains why Canada likely wins and what they need to go right.  Four nations face off final preview: Why...