{"id":137830,"date":"2017-04-11T01:20:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T05:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=137830"},"modified":"2017-04-11T03:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T07:04:21","slug":"san-jose-sharks-vs-edmonton-oilers-2017-western-conference-first-round-series-predictions-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/san-jose-sharks-vs-edmonton-oilers-2017-western-conference-first-round-series-predictions-picks-and-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers 2017 Western Conference First Round Series Predictions, Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/19\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89566 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NHL-Banner-1MB.gif\" alt=\"NHL-Banner-1MB\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>NHL News and Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nhl-draft-winners-and-losers.html\">2017 NHL Draft Winners and Losers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nhl-writers-mock-draft-predictions.html\">TopBet Writers\u2019 2017 NHL Mock Draft Projections<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-18-nhl-stanley-cup-futures-odds-update.html\">2017-18 NHL Season Early Stanley Cup Futures Odds<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers Series Preview<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/hockey\/2017-nhl-playoff-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>*view all NHL Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series lines here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Series Schedule<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game 1: <\/strong>April 12, 10:00 PM ET, at Edmonton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 2: <\/strong>April 14, 10:30\u00a0PM ET, at Edmonton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 3: <\/strong>April 16, 10:00 PM ET, at San Jose<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 4: <\/strong>April 18, 10:00 PM ET, at San Jose<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 5: <\/strong>April 20, TBD, at Edmonton*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 6: <\/strong>April 22, TBD, at San Jose*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 7: <\/strong>April 24, TBD, at Edmonton*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (*if necessary)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Regular Season Head-to-Head<\/h3>\n<p>Edmonton\u00a0took the regular-season series over San Jose (3-1-1) by winning the last three meetings in regulation and with two of those victories on the Sharks&#8217;\u00a0home ice. Both teams are about evenly-matched in the scoring department, with the Oilers having a slight 16-13 edge in total goals scored during the series.<\/p>\n<h3>Why the Sharks Will Win the Series (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/hockey\/2017-nhl-playoff-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+110<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p>San Jose\u00a0has a shut-down defensive pairing in\u00a0Norris Trophy candidate Brent Burns and two-time gold medalist Marc-Edouard Vlasic ready to stifle Edmonton&#8217;s\u00a0prolific top line. Burns, who scored seven goals and racked up\u00a017 assists in 24 playoff games last year, can certainly cover ground for the\u00a0team&#8217;s offense\u00a0just the same, especially with injury concerns still surrounding stalwart centers Joe Thornton (knee) and Logan Couture (face).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the playoffs, that&#8217;s the one facet that the Sharks clearly have an advantage over the Oilers. Since the 2004-05 lockout, the Sharks\u00a0missed the postseason\u00a0just once and they&#8217;ve even advanced past the first round on all but three occasions. And lest we forget; the team is still hot off its first-ever Stanley Cup final appearance last year, with its core of standout performers in\u00a0Joe Pavelski, Martin Jones and Patrick Marleau all having returned to try and ultimately bring\u00a0the Stanley Cup to the\u00a0Bay Area once more.<\/p>\n<h3>Why the Oilers Will Win the Series (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/hockey\/2017-nhl-playoff-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-140<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p>The mere mention of the name Connor McDavid is enough to make every NHL team quiver in fear of Edmonton. McDavid, in just his second year in the NHL, is\u00a0this season&#8217;s Art Ross Trophy winner behind his 30 goals and 70 assists. He&#8217;s well in line to be awarded the Hart Trophy as well, considering that his 100 points in the regular season is\u00a011 points better than former MVPs Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane beneath him. By the way, MacD is also entering the playoffs with a sizzling\u00a014-game point streak.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s goalie Cam Talbot, who&#8217;s had a banner season by finishing tied for the league lead with 42 wins. However, Talbot also started a whopping 73 games at that, which means\u00a0he&#8217;s had more wear-and-tear this season that the Oilers would&#8217;ve wanted heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s also interesting is that head coach Todd McLellan will be facing his former team from two years back. This gives\u00a0Edmonton an insider&#8217;s edge on\u00a0how to properly size-up the Sharks in the first round as the team aims to make its first playoff appearance in 11 seasons a truly memorable one.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer&#8217;s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>The Sharks (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/hockey\/2017-nhl-playoff-series-prices\" target=\"_blank\">+110<\/a>)\u00a0make the splash into the conference semifinals after\u00a0seven hard-fought games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0start placing stakes on all the heart-stopping action from the Stanley Cup Playoffs!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/19\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89566 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NHL-Banner-1MB.gif\" alt=\"NHL-Banner-1MB\" 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