The Edmonton Oilers meet the San Jose Sharks for Game 1 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 21 of the 2021-22 NHL season begins with this Pacific Division showdown from the SAP Center in San Jose. The Edmonton Oilers will be looking for their second straight win when they take on the San Jose Sharks, so letโs see whatโs the best Oilers vs. Sharks betting pick for Monday evening.
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Oilers vs Sharks Betting Pick
This game will be played at the SAP Center at 10:30 PM ET on Monday, February 14, 2022
Why Bet The Oilers:
โ The Edmonton Oilers head to the road where they are 3-0-1 in their last four road games. Edmonton is 11-8-3 on the road this year. The Oilers have scored 17 goals in their last four road games.
โ The Oiler are averaging 3.2 goals per game to just 2.7 goals per game for San Jose. It has been the Oilers’ power-play that has been so dangerous, as they are second in the NHL at 28.0%. Leon Draisaitl has 14 power-play goals and he and Connor McDavid have 26 points with Edmonton on the man-advantage.
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โ These teams have not faced each other since February 2020, but San Jose has dominated in recent years, winning six of the last seven meetings. Edmonton won in November 2019, but that is their only victory since December 2018 and the Sharks are 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams.
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers (24-18-3) won their first game with Jay Woodcroft at the helm, downing the New York Islanders, 3-1. Edmonton scored the first two goals of this contest and added a late power-play goal to close it out. The power-play has been spectacular for the Oilers this season, second overall at 28.0%. McDavid is tied for the team lead in power-play points and has five total points over his last five games. He is second with 63 points.
Mike Smith had his best start since returning from injured reserve, allowing just one goal on 37 shots. He had allowed four goals in each of his first two starts since returning. Smith is 3-4-1 with a 3.60 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. He will see as much action as he can handle.
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks (22-20-4) last played on February 1 when they lost to Tampa Bay in overtime, 3-2. This team has had 13 days off by the time they take to the ice. The Sharks are 0-1-2 in their last three games. Those were all on the road. The team heads home where they finished a five-game homestand in January at 2-2-1 and they are 11-9-2 at home this season.
The Sharks have seven total goals over their last three games. They are 23rd in the NHL in goals per game at 2.7. Nick Bonino has four points over his last five games. That is quite a run, as he had seven total points through his first 39 games.