Locked On Oilers - Daily Podcast On The Edmonton Oilers

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers scoring trends against a league wide perspective. Nick explores the environmental changes across the NHL making chance creation more challenging, why teams are shooting the puck less without a significant drop off in goal scoring, who on the Oilers is over or underperforming their career expectation...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals Tuesday night. Nick explains why the Oilers offense, though it had a majority of the scoring chances lacked the punch needed to find a third goal, why Stuart Skinner wasn't great but isn't worth getting mad at and why Connor McDavid's suspension,...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about what the Edmonton Oilers recent roster moves might mean for the NHL trade deadline. Nick explains why the return of Evander Kane, even if it's not until the playoffs likely means forward isn't a priority, why John Klingberg is auditioning for a bigger role to make the deadline target smaller and some d...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night. Nick tackles why Connor McDavid will likely be suspended for his cross check on Connor Garland even if he was justified in some form of retaliation, why the Oilers slow starts are a problem and how the Oilers lineup will shakeout if...

Join host Nick Zararis on this episode of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers signing of veteran free agent defenseman John Klingberg. Nick explains the perilous return from double hip resurfacing surgery, what Klingberg was pre-injury, the range of potential outcomes and why this move makes sense for the Oilers  Oilers sign veteran defenseman John Klingberg, how much does he...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 come from behind victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Nick explores why the Oilers continuing to fall behind at the start of games is both good and bad, why the Oilers stars delivered so heavily tonight and offers thoughts on how to try and make the most of watching every game.  Edmonton Oilers...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers breaking down the Edmonton Oilers impressive 5-3 come from behind win against the Minnesota Wild. Nick explains why falling behind early might be a cause for concern, why there are levels to cup contender status and sets the table for a back to back showdown with the Colorado Avalanche.  Oilers once again come from behind, this time defeat...

Welcome to the NHL Squad show! Today, Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Jack Bushman (Locked On Blackhawks), David Morasutti (Locked On Leafs), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings) and Josh Sperber (Locked On Lightning) talk about the most disappointing teams in the first half of the season, hopes for the second half of the season, and have some fun discussion which teams currently in a playoff spot mig...

Join hosts Nick Zararis of Locked on Oilers, Eddie Garcia of Locked on Kings and Chris Gawlik of Locked on Golden Knights for a wide ranging conversation about the pacific division. The guys hit the key storylines from the first half of the season, team MVPs, biggest surprises of both good and bad, deadline acquisitions and if any team outside of a playoff spot could run down the big 3.  Pacific D...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 Shutout win over the Los Angeles Kings Monday night. Nick tackles why the playoff style environment was so challenging for what the Oilers typically do offensively, highlights Stuart Skinner's strong night and waxes poetic about Connor McDavid on his 28th birthday Oilers pull out a 1-0 shutout w...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 come from behind victory against the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night. Nick explains why even if the Blackhawks are the league's worst team, the win shows guts, why the team's depth meeting the moment is an encouraging sign and why adversity is so important on the path to winni...

Join host Nick Zararis on this episode of locked on Oilers and special guest, co-host of Locked on Penguins, Hunter Hodies, to breakdown the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The guys breakdown the Penguins fast start, the Oilers surge to get back into the game and why watching Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid go head to head is still special Edmonton  Oilers can't overcome slow...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers main competition to come out of the western conference in this year's NHL playoffs. Nick explains why the team's at the top of the central like the Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars are all quality regular season teams but might struggle to translate their respective su...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins Tuesday night. Nick explains why the supporting cast, including the new look Adam Henrique, Jeff Skinner and Zach Hyman line chipping in a pair of goals means so much, why Stuart Skinner's injury scare is a moment of pause and why this win felt so thor...

Join host Nick Zararis on this episode of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about Kasperi Kapanen's second chance at life in the NHL, the new look third line and why these aren't the same old Boston Bruins. Nick explains why Kapanen getting a chance on a contender could prolong his NHL career, why the combination of Zach Hyman, Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner is a short term solution...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken Saturday night. Nick explains why the Oilers weird forward combinations might be a means of keeping the lineup fresh, why the goaltending tandem deserves kudos for turning their collective seasons around and why the Oilers having lineup questions into...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Nick tackles why the Oilers are having a hard time putting teams away, why Leon Draisaitl's season is all the more remarkable and the quick turnaround to playing the Seattle Kraken on a back to back.  Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton Oilers in 3-2 win ove...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about free agent forward who's expressed an interest in returning to the NHL, Jonathan Toews. Nick explores Toews' complicated connections to the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks scandal, why Toews might not necessarily help the room and how much does the 36 year old really have left in the tank?  Why Jonathan Toews...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the season of Edmonton Oilers forward Adam Henrique. Nick explores the context of Henrique's deployment in comparison to his career results, the underlying numbers driving his play and his working theory for as to how to explain Henrique's poor counting stats.  Is Adam Henrique showing signs of age related decline or h...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers forward group through the first three months of the 2024-2025 NHL season. Nick tackles why the Oilers are keeping Connor McDavid/Zach Hyman and Vasily Podkolzin/Leon Draisaitl together, who the candidates to slide in with both tandems, why Jeff Skinner needs more of a look and why t...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the Edmonton Oilers losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks over the weekend. Nick explains why the Kings game wasn't particularly concerning, why losing to the Ducks was so frustrating and why it might be a sign of struggling to put games away.  Edmonton Oilers drop a pair of games in Califo...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation around potential Edmonton Oilers trade deadline targets. Nick tackles why defense has to be the Oilers top priority and why it'd be helpful to add said defenseman sooner rather than later, why Evander Kane might end up being the Oilers trade deadline addition up front and why a third goalie might not be the...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for an in depth discussion comparing the Edmonton Oilers on December 26th of 2023 vs December 26th of 2024. While the record is several games better, as Nick explains, it's the better goaltending and defense driving the team so far this season.  Comparing the Edmonton Oilers year over year  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  PrizePick...

Join host Nick Zararis on this holiday special edition of Locked on Oilers where he doles out a gift to each member of the Edmonton Oilers. Nick doles out trophies at the top, more ice time for the supporting cast, some good luck for Kris Knoblauch and why Darnell Nurse might not actually need anything. What every Edmonton Oiler needs as a Christmas Gift Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Priz...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the first 34 games of Edmonton Oilers' center Leon Draisaitl's 2024-2025 NHL season. Nick tackles why Draisaitl is well on pace for the requisite counting stats, why the context of his performance is all the more impressive and what narrative could get him in the hearts of Hart trophy voters. Why Leon Draisaitl is the...