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 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens Monday night. Nick tackles why the Oilers top heavy lineup struggled, why the Canadiens slowed down the Oilers offense so well and why the Oilers are struggling to find consistency.  Montreal Canadiens shutout Edmonton Oilers 3-0 in frustrating loss | Analysis and...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night. Nick tackles why the Oilers power play needs to get going, if Stuart Skinner is going to get out of this early season funk and why the Oilers should feel fortunate to be in such a weak division.  The Edmonton Oilers are improving but still hav...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Overtime win over the Nashville Predators. Nick tackles Connor McDavid breaking the 1000 point milestone, Darnell Nurse and Calvin Pickard's strong games, why the Oilers need to score more and why they're struggling to put the puck in the net Connor McDavid hits 1000 career points in 3-2 Edmonto...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the greatness of Connor McDavid on the eve of McDavid potentially hitting the 1000 career point milestone. Nick tackles the cultural importance of McDavid in the lens of both the savior and the great Canadian hockey player, contextualizes McDavid in relation to his hero Sidney Crosby and wraps up with just how far he c...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night. Nick tackles why Leon Drasaitl and Connor McDavid were so crucial to the win beyond their points, why the Oilers team wide struggles are becoming more apparent and whether or not the team can realistically continue to play this inconsistent...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the 2024-2025 season of Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Nick tackles the context of Nugent-Hopkins play including line mates, matchups, ice time and statistical variance, uses NHL Edge data to contextualize his skate speed and gives a guess on the cause for Nugent-Hopkins slow statistical start.  Is Ryan Nu...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Nick tackles what about the game state enabled the Oilers to play so well, why Connor McDavid might need to be protected from himself and how the Oilers can use Saturday as a launchpad for future success.  How can the Edmonton Oilers build off of their big win aga...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about the recent NHL history of Stanley Cup losers the following season. Nick tackles why losing the Stanley Cup might be weighing so heavily even in the following season, what the most common outcome for a season was of the last ten Stanley Cup final losers and why the Oilers are fighting so hard against th...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the team's 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Nick tackles why even though Connor McDavid returned to the Edmonton Oilers lineup, the team is still struggling with the basics, why Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm's performance was so discouraging and whether or not the team might have foundational issues.  Edmonton...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers early season team struggles. Nick tackles whether the defense or the goaltending deserves more of the blame for the team's early season woes, the criteria of his statistical analysis and why the two position groups are so inherently connected.  The Edmonton Oilers Chicken or the Egg proposition  Sup...

Join host Nick Zararis on this episode of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers' 3-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. Nick tackles why the Devils were able to beat the Oilers at their own tempo and transition game, why the Oilers seriously need to consider splitting the Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard pair up to help the unit as a whole, and whether or not the pressure of a slow...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers' last two games without Connor McDavid in the lineup. Nick tackles why Leon Drasaitl is benefitting from Vasily Podkolzin and what it does for the rest of the lineup, how playing with Evan Bouchard is making a difference and why it was nice to see Zach Hyman get on the score sheet for his second str...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators in the Music City. Nick tackles why the Oilers played with the right level of desperation, why the Leon Drasaitl, Vasily Podkolzin and Victor Arvidsson line was so effective, shouts out Noah Philip in his NHL debut and gives Calvin Pickard his flowers for 26 hard...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into what the Edmonton Oilers lineup will look like during Connor McDavid's injury recovery. The Oilers are set to take on the Nashville Predators Thursday night down in the Music city with a new look lineup featuring AHL call ups Noah Philip and Drake Caggiula with Leon Drasaitl headlining a first line with Victor Arvidsso...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the team's past when Connor McDavid had previously missed time. Nick analyzes the collar bone injury in 2015 that derailed McDavid's rookie campaign, his injury in 2020 which propelled Leon Drasaitl to the Hart Trophy and wraps up with why the team needs to rally together.  How the Edmonton Oilers have survived Connor...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation as to how the Edmonton Oilers will deal with Connor McDavid's injury related absence. Nick tackles the literal sense as to who will be the 12th forward, how emotionally and strategically Leon Draisaitl needs to step up and why the Oilers cannot bank of the remaining 72 games of the regular season.  How will...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nick dives into why losing Connor McDavid in the first period isn't an excuse, why the Oilers couldn't pull Stuart Skinner in favor of Calvin Pickard, why the defense is becoming more frustrating and why this is the most mad Nick has been after a game all seaso...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Oilers two game winning streak. Nick tackles why the Pittsburgh Penguins were the perfect opponent for the Oilers scoring woes, the Detroit Red Wings are the type of opponent to beat up on, why Vasily Podkolzin deserves to stay in the top six and why both Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard deserve a tip of the cap f...

Join host Nick Zararis for this episode of Locked on Oilers where Nick dives into the big storylines of the early Edmonton Oilers season. Nick tackles whether or not the Oilers should've matched the Philip Broberg offer sheet, if Darnell Nurse has the worst contract in the NHL, if the Oilers need to juggle their power play units and split up Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard  Early season Edmonton...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 OT loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. Nick dives into what the Oilers did right for the first time all season, including a stellar Stuart Skinner performance, a two goal night from Connor McDavid, what the Oilers did poorly kill penalties and salt the game away and why OT was so frus...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for an early season edition of Edmonton Oilers Overreaction Tuesday. Nick breaks down wether concerns over Darnell Nurse's defense, Zach Hyman's goalless drought, Stuart Skinner's slow start and Kris Knoblauch's crisis management are valid or overreactions.  Edmonton Oilers overreaction Tuesday: Nurse, Hyman, Skinner and Knoblauch  Support...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers slow start to the 2024-2025 season. Nick tackles the lack of cohesion in transition and context of offensive struggles, the utterly toothless power play and menial penalty kill as well as all of the new faces settling in slowly.  What's holding the Edmonton Oilers back so far?  Support Us By Support...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators. Nick highlights another strong performance from winger Jeff Skinner who recorded a point in his fourth straight game, Connor McDavid who recorded his first goal of the season and the depth contributions of Brett Kulak, Darnell Nurse and the entire fourth line of...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a analysis of the Edmonton Oilers offense through the team's first four games of the 2024-2025 NHL season. Nick tackles why Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm are shooting the puck so much, why Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid have yet to get going at five on five and why more likely than not all of these issues will get worked out  Analyzi...

Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a deep dive into the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Nick tackles the weird flow of the game with multiple fights and reviews, why the Oilers were so sloppy, why the Oilers depth, including Adam Henrique and Connor Brown thrived and why Kris Knoblauch benching Leon Drasaitl for a bad penalty was the right...