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San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 21, 2024

Modified Dec 21, 2024 09:00 GMT

The San Jose Sharks are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. San Jose (11-19-5) is coming off a 4-2 loss at home to Colorado. Edmonton (19-11-2) is coming off a 3-2 OT win over Boston.

Sharks vs Oilers: Head-to-head & key stats

San Jose is 62-51-12-13 all-time against Edmonton
The Sharks are averaging 2.74 goals per game
The Oilers are 10-7-1 at home
San Jose is allowing 3.48 goals per game
Edmonton is averaging 3.28 goals per game
The Sharks are 5-10-4 on the road
The Oilers are allowing 2.87 goals per game

San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

The San Jose Sharks are on a three-game losing streak. Mikael Granlund leads the Sharks with 32 points, followed by William Eklund (26), Jake Walman (24), and Fabian Zetterlund (23).

The Sharks are expected to start Alexandar Georgiev who is 1-2 with a 3.75 GAA and a .869 SV% since being traded to San Jose. In his career against Edmonton, he's 5-3-3 with a 3.51 GAA and a .902 SV%.

Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 50 points, while Connor McDavid has 45, Evan Bouchard has 23, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 18.

The Oilers will start Stuart Skinner who's 12-8-2 with a 2.93 GAA and a .893 SV%. In his career against San Jose, Skinner is 2-2-1 with a 2.98 GAA and a .898 SV%.

Sharks vs Oilers: Odds & Prediction

San Jose is a +315 underdog while Edmonton is a -410 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Sharks are playing poorly as San Jose is allowing too many chances in their defensive end which is a major issue against Edmonton's offense which is starting to click.

The Oilers will be able to score on Georgiev who has struggled since being dealt to the Sharks, as Edmonton cruised to a lopsided win.

Prediction: Oilers 5, Sharks 2.