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A look at the Oilers’ hot line of Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen through the eyes of Podkolzin’s skills coach, Ned Lukacevic

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A 4-3 shootout defeat to the Los Angeles Kings stings, but the Vasily Podkolzin–Leon Draisaitl–Kasperi Kapanen line was a silver lining for the Edmonton Oilers, keeping their hot streak alive by combining for two goals in the game.

Kapanen returned to the lineup three games ago, joining Podkolzin and Draisaitl on the second line, and the trio has already combined for five goals. Their strong stretches of play have made them one of Edmonton’s best lines over that span, but why has this combination worked so........

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