Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks 4/8/2023 Picks Predictions

Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks 4/8/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are heading to California for their next road match at SAP Center in San Jose, to face off with Erik Karlsson and the Sharks on Saturday.

Edmonton is red-hot in coming to this match-up after winning six games in a row and improved to 47-23-9 overall with 103 points taking the second seat in the Pacific Division.

The Oilers look for their seventh straight win following a 3-1 road win versus the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday and also won 11 of their recent 12 contests played to roll up the standings.

Just three points behind the Golden Knights in the first place.

Edmonton’s Center Connor McDavid led his team and the NHL as a whole in goal-scoring with 62, dispensed 86 assists, and totaled 148 points on 334 shots made after finishing 79 games this year.

At the net, Goaltender Stewart Skinner is 26-14-5 this season with a goals-against average of 2.84, a save percentage of .911, and one shutout start this year.

The Oilers’ offense marked an average scoring of 3.95 goals per outing while their defense gave up an average of 3.19 goals per match.

On a power play, Edmonton scored 32.6% of the time while its penalty kill unit succeeded 76.6% of the time.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Oilers’ last 5 outings while Edmonton is 6-0 SU in its last 6 matches played.

The Edmonton Oilers are 6-0 straight up in their last 6 contests played versus San Jose and 5-0 SU in their last 5 road games.

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Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks Predictions 4/8/2023

The San Jose Sharks are staying on their home ice to avenge a back-to-back home loss to Colorado with a victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

San Jose dropped to 22-40-16 with 60 points., placed seventh in the Pacific Division, and has been eliminated from playoff contention this year.

The Sharks surrendered 10 goals while scoring just 5 goals in a back-to-back home loss to the Colorado Avalanche and also gave up 11 of the last 14 contests played in the season.

Defenseman Erik Karlsson punched the first goal of the match against the Avalanche assisted by Right-winger Kevin Labanc and Center Jacob Peterson.

Center Logan Couture led San Jose in goal-scoring with 27 while Defenseman Erik Karlsson is the top setter with 75 and scored a team-high 98 points for the season.

At the pipes, Goalie James Reimer is 12-18-8 for the year with a goals-against average of 3.31 and a save percentage of .894.

Offensively, the Sharks scored an average of 2.91 goals per match but their defense has given away an average of 3.78 goals per contest.

San Jose’s power play scored 18.5% of the time while its penalty-kill unit succeeded 83.1% of the time.

The totals went OVER in 7 of the Sharks’ last 8 contests while San Jose is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games played.

The totals went OVER in 15 of the Sharks’ last 18 matches played versus Edmonton while San Jose is 2-11 straight up in its last 13 home outings.

Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks. The NHL Pick for this contest is Edmonton -260.

The Oilers are undoubtedly the stronger team here with a massive advantage on both sides of the puck against the Sharks as one of the weakest teams in the league.

Edmonton’s offense scored an average of 3.95 goals per game while San Jose’s defense gave up an average of 3.78 goals per contest. The prediction: Edmonton Oilers will win 7-2.

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