San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds

San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 11, 2025

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The San Jose Sharks are on the road to play the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, April 11, at 9:30 p.m. ET. San Jose (20-47-11) is coming off an 8-7 OT loss to Minnesota. Edmonton (45-28-6) is coming off a 4-3 win over St. Louis.

Sharks vs Oilers: Head-to-head & key stats

San Jose is 62-52-12-14 all-time against Edmonton
The Sharks are averaging 2.6 goals per game
Edmonton is 24-12-3 at home
San Jose is allowing 3.79 goals per game
The Oilers are averaging 3.17 goals per game
The Sharks are 8-21-9 on the road
Edmonton is allowing 2.91 goals per game

San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers: Preview

San Jose is on a seven-game losing streak and will likely finish with the worst record in the NHL and the best odds of the top pick. The Sharks are led by Macklin Celebrini, who has 62 points, William Eklund has 56 points, Tyler Toffolo has 51 points, and Will Smith has 44 points.

The Sharks are set to start Alexandar Georgiev, who's 7-18-3 with a 4.03 GAA and a .870 SV% since being traded to San Jose. He's 5-3-3 with a 3.51 GAA and a .902 SV% in his career against Edmonton.

Edmonton, meanwhile, is coming off a 4-3 win over St. Louis and got Connor McDavid back last game, which is big for the playoffs, but Leon Draisaitl is still out. The Oilers are led by McDavid, who has 93 points, Evan Bouchard has 64 points, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 49 points and Zach Hyman has 44 points.

The Oilers, meanwhile, are expected to start Stuart Skinner, who will be returning from injury. Skinner is 24-18-4 with a 2.91 GAA and a .894 SV%. In his career against San Jose, he's 5-1 with a 1.35 GAA and a .941 SV%.

Sharks vs Oilers: Odds & Prediction

San Jose is a +330 underdog while Edmonton is a -425 favorite, and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

Edmonton is getting healthier and playing better as the playoffs loom. This is a great game for Skinner to get back into game action as San Jose has struggled to score this season and he will be able to limit their offense.

Look for McDavid to take this game over and for the Oilers to cruise to a lopsided win here.

Prediction: Oilers 5, Sharks 2.

Sharks vs Oilers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Edmonton -1.5 (-162)

Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-142)

Tip 3: Connor McDavid anytime goalscorer (+115)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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