Oilers vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 17

The Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Sharks are underdogs away from home, at +140, and the Oilers are -166.

Edmonton won 3-1 at home its last time out on March 15 against the Nashville Predators. Connor McDavid led the Oilers with three points (three assists).

San Jose played on the road in its last game on March 15, and fell 7-4 against the Ottawa Senators. The Sharks got two points apiece out of three skaters in that outing, including Shakir Mukhamadullin (two assists) and Tyler Toffoli (one goal and one assist).

As hockey play continues, prepare for the contest by checking out which team we project to capture the win in Tuesday's game.

Oilers vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Oilers 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.96 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Sharks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-166)
• Underdog: Sharks (+140)

Oilers Betting Insights

• In the 56 times this season the Oilers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 29-27 in those games.
• Edmonton is 13-9 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -166 or shorter (59.1% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Oilers' implied win probability is 62.4%.
• Edmonton and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 68 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog 58 times, and won 30, or 51.7%, of those games.
• San Jose has gone 18-21, a 46.2% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +140 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline in this matchup implies a 41.7% chance of victory for the Sharks.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 32 of 65 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 238 total goals (3.5 per game) rank second in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Oilers are conceding 229 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 29th in NHL play.
• Its +9 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• The 60 power-play goals the Oilers have put up this season lead the NHL (on 188 power-play chances).
• Edmonton has a league-best 31.91% power-play conversion rate.
• The Oilers have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Edmonton kills 77.78% of opponent power plays, the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Edmonton wins 52.9% of its faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
• The Oilers have an 11.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks eighth in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose has 202 goals this season (3.1 per game), 18th in the league.
• The Sharks' total of 228 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 28th in the league.
• it has the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -26.
• The Sharks have 43 power-play goals (on 214 chances), 12th in the NHL.
• San Jose scores on 20.09% of its power plays, No. 18 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sharks have three.
• San Jose's has the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.89%).
• San Jose is 27th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.3%).
• The Sharks' 12.1% shooting percentage is fifth in the league.