‘Everyone’s contributed’: Roster depth key to playoff success, Edmonton Oilers say [Video]

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have long been the engines of the Edmonton Oilers.

Now the rest of the roster is rolling, too, as the team pushes for another deep playoff run.

Twenty-two different players saw ice time over Edmonton’s first 11 games of the post-season. Sixteen have scored. Three more have assists. Two goalies have backstopped the Oilers to wins.

“It’s amazing. I think for our group, obviously coming to the playoffs, we’ve got a lot of belief in each other,” veteran blue liner Darnell Nurse said Wednesday after the Oilers edged the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime.

“Guys really care about the team as a collective. … When you through the playoffs, guys are going to have their moment where there’s an opportunity to step up.”

The victory gave Edmonton a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven second-round series and secured the club’s place in the Western Conference …