Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 1/13/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Friday, January 13, 2023

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-170) Sharks (+140)

SAP Center is the location where the San Jose Sharks (13-22-8) will go up against the Edmonton Oilers (22-18-3) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Oilers at -170 while the Sharks are opening at +140. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Edmonton Oilers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-2 victory over the Ducks their last time out. Edmonton accounted for 6 mins in the box in this game. The Oilers had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 6 of the 53 shots they attempted.

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In terms of their scoring, the Edmonton Oilers have racked up 153 goals (2nd in the league) for the season and have given up 144. For the season, they sit with 47 points and their points percentage is .547. Edmonton has 158 power play opportunities and they have tallied 49 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 31.01%. When at even strength, the Oilers have given up 102 goals while getting 104 when they are on offense. Edmonton has tried 1,401 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Oilers so far have had 1,393 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .897. Edmonton Oilers opponents have 157 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 42 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jack Campbell. Campbell has been in net for 155 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has earned a win-loss record of 81-47-15 and he has started in 143 games. The opposition has notched 385 goals versus Campbell in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.66. Campbell has had 4,354 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,969 total saves. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 8,672 mins in the crease. In his career, Campbell has earned 77 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .538.

Their last time out, San Jose played the Kings in an outing where the Sharks went home in defeat by a final of 4-3. The Sharks had 3 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play opportunities in this contest and scored 1 out of those chances.

This season, the San Jose Sharks have 132 goals, 34 points, as well as a points percentage of .395. They have granted a total of 157 goals to be scored by way of 138 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks are sitting with 107 goals at even strength and 25 goals (24th in the league) while on the power play. They have recorded 121 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 20.66%. San Jose has tried 1,284 shots (17th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.28%, while allowing their opponents 1,305 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.80% on their opponents 125 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see James Reimer patrolling the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.83 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,176 goals altogether. Reimer's quality start rate sits at 52.1% and he has 219 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 420 contests and has played 24,960 mins. Reimer is the owner of a career record of 199-161-56 and has played in 456 games. He has accrued 12,176 saves out of the 13,352 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton (-170)

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