Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks 3/24/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers meet Thursday in NHL action at the Rogers Place. The San Jose Sharks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Edmonton Oilers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 18.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads San Jose with 27 goals, Brent Burns has 35 assists and Thomas Hertl has 173 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 85.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Adin Hill has allowed 61 goals on 648 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 98 goals on 1,161 shots.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 42 goals, Connor McDavid has 58 assists and Darnell Nurse has 175 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 75.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mikko Koskinen has allowed 111 goals on 1,140 shots faced, and Mike Smith has allowed 53 goals on 509 shots.

The Sharks are 2-7 in their last 9 road games and 6-14 in their last 20 overall. The Oilers are 5-0 in their last 5 home games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The under is 9-4 in Sharks last 13 road games. The over is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 overall. The Sharks are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Edmonton and 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.

The San Jose Sharks don’t win enough in the underdog role to be taken seriously here, while the Oilers have played their best recent hockey at home and in the favorite role. The favorite has also absolutely dominated this series over the last decade. I’ll take my chances with the Oilers and the PL for max betting value.