The Edmonton Oilers look bump their current win streak to 5 games as they take on the San Jose Sharks. Currently the Edmonton Oilers are sitting one point behind the LA Kings for 2nd in the Pacific. The Oilers have two games in hand also. So if the Oilers win tonight they will sole possession of 2nd place. The good news is that they should be able to beat the San Jose Sharks.
The are currently on a 3 game losing streak, and they don’t really have much left to play for the rest of the season. They are virtually eliminated from the playoffs, so they can only hope to play spoiler from this point on.
As for the Edmonton Oilers they are looking to lock up home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. The way the Oilers are playing right now at home that would be a huge positive moving forward.
Tonight’s game for the Edmonton Oilers is all about proving that they are a superior team to the Sharks. The Oilers are better in almost every statistical category. This should be an easy win, hopefully just like the win against Anaheim on Sunday.
Projected Edmonton Oilers Lines
Oilers at Anaheim:
— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) April 3, 2022
Kane-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Hyman-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Brassard-RNH-Kassian
Foegele-McLeod-Ryan
Nurse-Ceci
Keith-Bouchard
Kulak-Barrie
Smith
Projected San Jose Sharks Lines
#SJSharks defensive pairings look the same today as they did last game:
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 4, 2022
Megna-Burns
Ferraro-Karlsson
Vlasic-Meloche
Simek-Merkley
The goalies, by the way, are Reimer and Kahkonen, still no sign of Hill
Game #71
Date: 4/05/2022
Opponent: San Jose Sharks
Location: SAP Center
Time: 8:30 PM
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Betting Odds: WynnBET
The Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks betting odds on WynnBET have San Jose as +1.5 point underdogs tonight, while the Oilers are the favorites at -1.5. Edmonton is favored with a Moneyline odd of -185 on the night while the Sharks are sitting at +165. Tonight’s game is expected to be high-scoring with an over/under of 6.5 goals on the night.