Rogers Place plays host to an enticing showdown as the San Jose Sharks take the ice against the Edmonton Oilers. This divisional matchup will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, and it’ll be televised live on NBC Sports California.
San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers Odds
Edmonton (+125) is playing the role of underdog to San Jose (-145). If you want to put some action on the matchup’s Over/Under (O/U) total, you’ll be looking at -130 for over 7 goals and +110 for under under..
San Jose is 32-23 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 55 regular season outings, 33 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just one has pushed. As a road team this season, the Sharks are 14-15 SU.
San Jose has converted on 24.8 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the top-5 among NHL teams. On the other hand, it has the seventh-best penalty kill in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.6 percent of its penalties.
San Jose, as a collective unit, has been whistled for penalties 3.5 times per game overall this season, and 5.2 per game over its last five road outings. The team’s had to defend opponent power plays 13.0 minutes per game over their last five road outings.
Averaging 25.0 saves per game with a .899 save percentage, Martin Jones (27-14-4) has been the primary option in goal for San Jose this year. If head coach Peter Deboer chooses to rest him, however, San Jose may turn to Aaron Dell (7-10-3), who has a .891 save percentage and 3.11 goals against average this year.
Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl will both lead the offensive attack for the visiting Sharks. Burns (61 points) has tallied 11 goals and 50 assists, and has recorded two or more points 17 times. Hertl has 24 goals and 25 assists to his credit (and has notched a point in 30 games).
Over on the other bench, Edmonton is 24-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 54 regular season outings, 25 of its games have gone over the total, while another 25 have gone under and just four have pushed. This season, the team is 12-15 SU as the home team.
Edmonton has converted on 22.4 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Edmonton players have been penalized 3.9 times per game this season, and 4.6 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 8.8 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Mikko Koskinen (24.8 saves per game) has been the top option in the crease for Edmonton. Koskinen has 14 wins, 16 losses, and two OT losses and has maintained a pedestrian 2.89 goals against average and a subpar .906 save percentage this season.
The home team offense will be led by Connor McDavid (31 goals, 49 assists).
San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers Betting Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Oilers, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- San Jose is 0-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Edmonton is 3-0 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the game went over the total in three of their past five outings.
- The Sharks are 14-11 in games where they outshoot their opponent by 10 or more. They’ve averaged the league’s third-most shots on goal (34.4) and Edmonton has attempted just the 28th-most (28.8).
- The Oilers this season have dished out the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (27.0).
