Oilers vs Sharks Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/20/23

The San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers meet Monday in NHL action at the Rogers Place. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The San Jose Sharks are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Logan Couture leads San Jose with 24 goals, Erik Karlsson has 65 assists and Tomas Hertl has 157 shots on goal. Defensively, the San Jose Sharks are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 82.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Kaapo Kahkonen has allowed 119 goals on 980 shots faced, and James Reimer has allowed 113 goals on 1,079 shots.

The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.9 goals per game and are scoring on 31.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Connor McDavid leads Edmonton with 58 goals, Leon Draisaitl has 60 assists and Zach Hyman has 240 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 75.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jack Campbell has allowed 106 goals on 898 shots faced, and Stuart Skinner has given up 117 goals on 1,318 shots.

The Sharks are 16-38 in their last 54 road games and 13-39 in their last 52 overall. The Oilers are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The under is 5-2 in Sharks last 7 overall. The over is 34-15-4 in Oilers last 53 overall. The Sharks are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Edmonton and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings. The favorite is 43-17 in the last 60 meetings.

The Edmonton Oilers are coming off a strong week, and they have an offense that should have a field day against that Sharks defense. The San Jose Sharks have looked like they’re ready for the season to end for a while now, and they’re even worse on the road. The only option for me in this spot is to side with the Oilers and the PL for max betting value.