Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks 12/9/2014 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Josh Schonwald - 12/8/2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 10:30 PM ET
SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose
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The Edmonton Oilers will have a hard time ending their long losing streak on Tuesday as they have to face the San Jose Sharks, who have won four games in a row.
In their game against each other on Sunday night, the Oilers were able to finally end their 11-game losing streak when they beat the Sharks 2-1 on home ice. Edmonton ended up scoring on one of their two power play chances and they finished with a 24-21 shooting advantage.
The top performer in that game on Sunday for the Oilers was goalie Ben Scrivens, who stopped 20 of the 21 shots that came his way. Nail Yakupov and David Perron scored Edmonton's two goals, while Tye McGinn scored the lone goal for the Sharks.
The Oilers have one of the worst offenses in the league this season by only averaging 2.2 goals per game against their opponents. Right wing Jordan Eberle has had a pretty good start to the year by notching five goals and 12 assists in 26 games. Netminder Ben Scrivens is just 5-6-3 with an .890 save percentage and a 3.22 GAA.
Through 29 games, the Sharks have one of the top five power plays in the NHL by scoring on 23.3 percent of their chances with the extra man. Center Patrick Marleau has seven goals so far this season and leads San Jose in points with 25.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends
Edmonton Oilers are 7-20-0 Against the Spread
Edmonton Oilers are 11-14-0 against the Over/Under
San Jose Sharks Betting Trends
San Jose Sharks are 14-15-0 Against the Spread
San Jose Sharks are 11-15-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Edmonton Oilers
12/07/14 LW Matt Hendricks Knee "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
12/07/14 D Nikita Nikitin Back "?" Tuesday vs San Jose
11/22/14 LW Benoit Pouliot Foot out 5-6 weeks
San Jose Sharks
12/07/14 LW Matthew Nieto Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
12/07/14 C Tyler Kennedy Arm "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
11/28/14 GO Troy Grosenick Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/14 LW Raffi Torres Knee out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take San Jose
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