The Oilers will go on the road for San Jose Sharks VS Edmonton Oilers this afternoon at the SAP Center, as they play the Sharks in an NHL Pacific Division game.
Edmonton has been impressive, securing a playoff spot in 2nd position in the Pacific Division (47-23-9, 103 points). They are on a 6-game winning streak after a 3-1 road wins over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday evening.
San Jose is 7th in the Pacific Division (22-40-16, 60 points) and is licking their wounds over a 2-game losing streak after a 6-2 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Today’s matchup will be three out of four games because they’ll play again next week Thursday. The Oilers are 2-0 in this matchup so far.
If you’re betting on this game, use these NHL Predictions Today by MatchPlug for the Sharks and Oilers. Find the picks, and odds we have from the sportsbooks.
San Jose Sharks VS Edmonton Oilers Preview NHL Regular Season
- Venue: SAP Center, San Jose, San Jose
- Date: Saturday, April 8th, 2023
- Time: 13:00 GMT
- Teams to play: San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers.
- NHL Picks: SPREAD -1.5
Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The San Jose Sharks
Season Record: 22-40-16
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Total: Over 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 4.64
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Total: Under 7
- BetMGM Moneyline: 3.30
The San Jose Sharks have struggled this season and are coming off a 6-2 home defeat by the Colorado Avalanche last time out. Erik Karlsson the defenseman led the Sharks as he finished with a goal and an assist in the game.
San Jose scored two goals on 23 shots as a team and didn’t score on their singular power play attempts too. Defensively they’re doing well as they killed the only power play opportunity against them. Kahkonen and Reimer finished with 6 goals allowed on 31 shot attempts against them.
The Sharks’ offense struggled, placing 25th in the NHL with 228 goals so far. Some of their players are stepping up, including Erik Karlsson the defenseman. Karlsson has 98 points (23 goals, 75 assists) and recorded 7 points in his last three games. Defensively San Jose is not doing well as they are 30th in the sport with 301 goals forfeited too.
Betting On The Edmonton Oilers
Season Record: 38-28-9
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Total: Under 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.616
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Total: Over 7
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.35
Edmonton Oilers won the last time, continuing their winning streak after a 3-1 road wins against the Anaheim Ducks. Klim Kostin the Center led Edmonton as he concluded with a goal and an assist during the game. The Oilers scored 3 goals on 33 shots and failed to score on just their power play throughout the whole game.
Goalie Jack Campbell was in the net and he stopped 27 of 28 shots against him from opponents.
The Oilers have been scoring the puck at an impressive rate, leading the league with 312 total goals scored. Center Connor McDavid is leading the NHL with 148 points (62 goals, 86 assists) and scored 8 points in his last 5 games. On the defensive side, Edmonton is really allowing opponents to score 256 total goals which rank 19th in the league up to this point.
MatchPlug Prediction
Leveraging power play is a significant factor for success and there is a huge difference between the Sharks who are 25th in the league with a power play percentage of 18.5 so far. And the Oilers have a 32.6 power play percentage.
The defenses have a wide gap too recently with Edmonton allowing 0.5 goals in the last four games and San Jose giving up four goals in their last three games. The Oilers won all the last 6 games against the Sharks, so experts suggest backing Edmonton to cover the puck line on the road.
Final Prediction: Edmonton Oilers Spread.
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