The Albertan side took care of business in Seattle over the weekend. As for San Jose, they stayed to their nature and lost yet another home game.

Edmonton is heavily favoured tonight as they sit at -355 on the moneyline (-153 on the puckline) on the NHL odds. The total is evaluated at 7 goals.

Sharks vs. Oilers NHL Betting Odds

San Jose-Edmonton meetups have been bunched up together very late in the season. Including Monday night, the sides will clash three times by April 13. The only other meeting this season was in January when the Oilers sunk the Sharks 7-1 in California.

David Quinn’s ensemble has suffered defeat in six straight contests. At the very least they collected a point in two of them courtesy of overtime defeats to the Blue Jackets and Kraken. James Reimer seems to be ever so slightly the better choice in net judging by the final scores in recent weeks, but both he and Kaapo Kahkonen consistently cough up quite a bit. A total of 7 is pretty high, but the over still feels tempting.

The defeat over a week ago in Toronto, while disappointing, looks like but a small bump on the road. Edmonton has looked very good for a couple of weeks now, winning five of their last six contests, and scoring plenty of goals in the process. In fact, they’re back to threatening for the Pacific Division lead, although they still trail by six points.

San Jose Sharks

When one pays close attention to the stats of any standings page, something stands out regarding the San Jose Sharks. Apart from the fact they only have 52 points and are already eliminated from the playoff contention, their home record is 6-20-10. Consider that the third figure is overtime defeats. It’s still a loss. San Jose has won SIX of 36 games played at the Shark Tank this season. Words cannot express.

It was business as usual on Saturday when the New York Islanders were in town, by which we mean the Sharks were flat, committed plenty of turnovers, and offered more than a few brilliant scoring opportunities for the visitors. Kevin Leblanc (12^th) opened the tally to get the home crowd excited, but that was all she wrote. The Isles netted the next four, starting with Jean-Gabriel Pageau (12^th) on a great shorthanded effort. It’s sad, but there simply isn’t much to say about this team. They’re not very good overall and spectacularly awful when playing at home. It showed on Saturday. San Jose loses meekly, 4-1.

Edmonton Oilers

Saturday was a big game for both the visiting Oilers and host Kraken. Both still have a shot at the division title, to say nothing of the jostling between the two of them for the best seeding.

If this contest was anything to go by, Edmonton is finding its stride at the right time whereas the Kraken is fading, with its weaknesses really starting to show. It’s been no secret, even when Seattle was on a roll, that goaltending was an issue. Knowing that, playing Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and company was always going to be risky business. Lo and behold, neither of those two torched Seattle. It was the public’s reminder that Evander Kane is still a pretty talented player. He notched a hat trick (11^th, 12^th, and 13^th), one goal in each period, that went a long way to helping Edmonton win 6-4. Seattle’s offence is nothing to sneeze at, and they fought back as best they could, but the Oilers were always one step ahead, padding one-goal leads to two almost every time.

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Injuries

San Jose

Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D)

out for season Lower Body - 08 / 04 / 23

Tomas Hertl (C)

Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 23

Jeffrey Viel (LW)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 03 / 04 / 23

Oskar Lindblom (LW)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 01 / 04 / 23

Matt Benning (D)

Ques Tues Lower Body - 30 / 03 / 23

Alexander Barabanov (LW)

out for season Lower Body - 28 / 03 / 23

Matt Benning (D)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 24 / 03 / 23

Andreas Johnsson (LW)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 21 / 03 / 23

Evgeny Svechnikov (LW)

Prob Tues Lower Body - 17 / 03 / 23

Andreas Johnsson (LW)

Prob Thurs Upper Body - 08 / 03 / 23

Edmonton

Cody Ceci (D)

Prob Thurs Personal - 07 / 04 / 23

Devin Shore (C)

Ques Sat Illness - 23 / 03 / 23

Ryan McLeod (C)

Early April Upper Body - 15 / 03 / 23

Zach Hyman (LW)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 14 / 03 / 23

Evander Kane (LW)

Mid March Upper Body - 19 / 02 / 23

Klim Kostin (C)

Out indefinitely Illness - 17 / 02 / 23

Vincent Desharnais (D)

Ques Fri Illness - 15 / 02 / 23

Klim Kostin (C)

Ques Wed Shoulder - 12 / 02 / 23

Warren Foegele (LW)

Ques Sun Undisclosed - 11 / 02 / 23

Evander Kane (LW)

Ques Sat Personal - 24 / 01 / 23

Injuries

San Jose

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D)	out for season	Lower Body - 08 / 04 / 23	1-4	3-2	+ -
Vlasic suffered a lower-body injury, and he is expected to remain sidelined for the rest of the 2022-23 season.
Tomas Hertl (C)	Prob Thurs	Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 23	2-4	5-1	+ -
Hertl was lifted from the last game with an unknown issue, but it is projected that he will take on the Avalanche on Thursday.
Jeffrey Viel (LW)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 03 / 04 / 23	2-4	5-1	+ -
Viel is out of action with an upper-body ailment, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
Oskar Lindblom (LW)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 01 / 04 / 23	3-4	6-1	+ -
Lindblom is idle with an upper-body injury, and he will miss an indeterminate length of time.
Matt Benning (D)	Ques Tues	Lower Body - 30 / 03 / 23	4-4	6-2	+ -
Benning has sat out the previous two games with a lower-body injury, and it is unclear if he will face the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Alexander Barabanov (LW)	out for season	Lower Body - 28 / 03 / 23	4-5	7-2	+ -
Barabanov is expected to miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season due to a lower-body injury.
Matt Benning (D)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 24 / 03 / 23	5-6	9-2	+ -
Benning was absent from the last contest with an undetermined ailment, leaving his availability for Saturday's showdown versus the Flames uncertain.
Andreas Johnsson (LW)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 21 / 03 / 23	5-7	9-3	+ -
Johnsson is out of the lineup with an unknown issue, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date.
Evgeny Svechnikov (LW)	Prob Tues	Lower Body - 17 / 03 / 23	6-8	10-4	+ -
Svechnikov has been out of action due to a lower-body injury, but it is predicted that he will return for Tuesday's battle with the Avalanche.
Andreas Johnsson (LW)	Prob Thurs	Upper Body - 08 / 03 / 23	7-11	11-7	+ -
Johnsson left the previous game with an upper-body injury, but it is not expected to impact his status for Thursday's showdown with the Blues.

Edmonton

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Cody Ceci (D)	Prob Thurs	Personal - 07 / 04 / 23	7-8	7-7-1	+ -
Ceci has missed the previous two matches due to a personal matter, but it is not expected to affect his status for Thursday's battle with the Sharks.
Devin Shore (C)	Ques Sat	Illness - 23 / 03 / 23	11-12	10-10-3	+ -
Shore missed the previous contest due to illness, and it remains to be seen if he will face off with the Golden Knights on Saturday.
Ryan McLeod (C)	Early April	Upper Body - 15 / 03 / 23	14-13	13-11-3	+ -
McLeod is sidelined with an upper-body injury, and he is not expected to return until the beginning of April.
Zach Hyman (LW)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 14 / 03 / 23	14-13	13-11-3	+ -
Hyman has missed the last two games with an undefined issue, leaving his status for Saturday's showdown with the Kraken up in the air.
Evander Kane (LW)	Mid March	Upper Body - 19 / 02 / 23	21-17	19-15-4	+ -
Kane is sidelined with an upper-body injury, and he will remain out of the lineup until the middle of March.
Klim Kostin (C)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 17 / 02 / 23	21-18	20-15-4	+ -
Kostin is idle due to an illness, and it is not yet confirmed when he will return to the lineup.
Vincent Desharnais (D)	Ques Fri	Illness - 15 / 02 / 23	21-19	21-15-4	+ -
Desharnais sat out the last game due to an illness, and it is unclear if he will face the Rangers on Friday.
Klim Kostin (C)	Ques Wed	Shoulder - 12 / 02 / 23	22-19	22-15-4	+ -
Kostin missed the previous match with a shoulder ailment, and it has yet to be confirmed if he will lace up against the Red Wings on Wednesday.
Warren Foegele (LW)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 11 / 02 / 23	22-20	22-16-4	+ -
Foegele missed the previous game with an unknown ailment, leaving it up in the air whether he will suit up against the Canadiens on Sunday.
Evander Kane (LW)	Ques Sat	Personal - 24 / 01 / 23	25-21	24-18-4	+ -
Kane missed the last game due to a personal matter, and it is unclear if he will face the Blackhawks on Saturday.