Are the Oilers BETTER Without Leon Draisaitl? | Ewing Theory Explained

The Edmonton Oilers just delivered a "clinical" 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken, proving they have the depth to compete even with just seven regular-season games remaining. On today’s Victory Wednesday edition of Locked On Oilers, host Nick Zararis breaks down how the Oilers are pushing for first place in the Pacific Division by finding their "secret sauce" at exactly the right time. The Clinical Win: Why the 3-0 win over Seattle felt like the Oilers finally found their identity and "bread and butter" Connor Ingram’s Masterclass: On his 29th birthday, Ingram picked up his 9th career NHL shutout and has officially usurped the pecking order in net Depth Scoring Explosion: Max Jones (in his 300th career game!) and Kasperi Kapanen provided the even-strength spark the team desperately needed The Ewing Theory: We dive into the underlying numbers to see if the Oilers are actually playing better defensive hockey in the absence of Leon Draisaitl McDavid's Streak: Connor McDavid extends his goal-scoring streak to five games with a late empty-netter 04:54 Protecting the lead strategies 08:27 Oilers’ strong defense against Seattle 12:25 Importance of depth in playoffs 16:54 Second line struggles and injuries 18:47 Max Jones' role with Oilers 22:01 Analyzing Oilers' offensive strategy 26:20 Oilers defense without Draisaitl 28:59 Oilers' late-season playoff push Are the Oilers BETTER Without Leon Draisaitl? | Ewing Theory Explained Everydayer ClubJoin the Everydayer Club for ad-free audio, access to our group chat on Discord, and more. Use code DEADLINE ahead of the trade deadline for one month free. Tap here to learn more:  https://lockedonoilers.supercast.com Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! QuoMake this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go tohttp://Quo.com/lockedonnhl. Indeed Now, you can speed up your hiring process with a $75 Sponsored Job Credit. Just go to https://indeed.com/podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Terms and conditions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel FanDuel is giving you a way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a College Basketball Parlay Profit Boost. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.