The Edmonton Oilers (19-11-2) are heavy favorites at home against the San Jose Sharks (11-19-5) on Saturday, December 21 at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Oilers are -469 on the moneyline to win, while the Sharks have +360 moneyline odds.
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Oilers to win vs Sharks -469
Oilers vs. Sharks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Oilers (-469)
- Underdog: Sharks (+360)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers vs. Sharks Quick Facts
- Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 14 of 32 matches (43.8%) so far this season.
- San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 16 of 35 games this season.
- These two clubs combine to average 6.0 goals per game, 0.5 less than the over/under set for this match.
- The 6.4 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.1 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Oilers Season Stat Insights
- The Oilers offense’s 105 total goals (3.3 per game) are ranked 10th in the league this year.
- Edmonton ranks 12th in total goals against, giving up 2.9 goals per game (92 total) in league action.
- Their goal differential (+13) ranks them 11th in the league.
- The 18 power-play goals Edmonton has put up this season (on 81 chances) rank 19th in the league.
- The Oilers are ranked 13th in the league with a 22.22% power-play conversion rate this season.
- Edmonton’s offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (13th among all teams).
- The Oilers rank 26th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 74.03%.
- The Oilers’ players have posted the third-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 53.7%.
- Edmonton has a 10.2% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 21st in the league.
- The Oilers average 13.6 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Moneyline
- In 28 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Edmonton has been victorious 16 times.
- The Oilers have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds lower than -469.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Edmonton has a 82.4% chance of winning this contest.
Oilers Leaders
- Leon Draisaitl: 23 goals and 27 assists
- Connor McDavid: 15 goals and 30 assists
- Evan Bouchard: six goals and 17 assists
- Stuart Skinner: 12-8-2 record, .893 save percentage, 63 goals conceded
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Sharks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Sharks Season Stats Insights
- The Sharks have scored 96 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 19th in the league.
- San Jose’s 122 total goals given up (3.5 per game) rank 31st in the league.
- Their -26 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
- San Jose has scored 20 power-play goals this season (on 112 chances). That ranks 13th in the NHL.
- The Sharks have a 17.86% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 21 percentage.
- San Jose has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th among all NHL squads).
- The 78.63% penalty-kill percentage the Sharks have amassed is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
- The Sharks win 49.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked rate in the NHL.
- The 9.9% shooting percentage San Jose has compiled ranks 24th in the league.
- The Sharks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 24.1 hits and 17.3 blocked shots per game.
Sharks Moneyline Insights
- The Sharks have been the underdog 35 times this season, and upset their opponent in 11, or 31.4%, of those games.
- San Jose has played with moneyline odds of +360 or longer two times this season, and lost both.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 21.7% chance to win.
Sharks Leaders
- Mikael Granlund: 11 goals and 21 assists
- William Eklund: six goals and 20 assists
- Jake Walman: five goals and 19 assists
- Alexandar Georgiev: 9-9-0 record, .874 save percentage, 64 goals allowed
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