Free NHL Picks Today: San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild 3/11/23

Free NHL Picks Today: San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild 3/11/23
Sat 11th March 2023

The Minnesota Wild (37-21-7) head to take on the San Jose Sharks (19-35-12) at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday. Minnesota is coming off a 4-2 win over the Jets on Wednesday, their third win in a row away from home.

Four players found the net for the Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury saved an impressive 46 of 48 shots (.958%) in the win. San Jose is playing the first of four games at home after a 4-2 loss against the Blues on Thursday.

Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl both scored once for the Sharks. Alexander Barabanov had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Kaapo Kahkonen only had 26 saves on 30 shots against (.866%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Sharks have won both games between the teams this season, including a 5-2 victory in their most recent meeting in December. Karlsson led San Jose with four points (1G 3A). Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello were on the scoresheet for Minnesota. James Reimer got the win, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923%).

FACING OFF

Minnesota is averaging 2.75 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Sharks team that is allowing 3.73 goals a game (30th).

Meanwhile, San Jose has found the net 2.88 times a game on average, 24th in the league, and the Wild are holding opponents to 2.57 goals per game (3rd).

The Wild’s 22.11% power play percentage ranks 12th in the league, while the Sharks are 27th with a conversion rate of 17.51%. When it comes to defending power plays, San Jose has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 83.08%, while Minnesota is eighth at 82.76%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 74 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 39 goals (6th) and has added 35 assists. In the net, Filip Gustavsson (17-8-4) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 1.91 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .935% save percentage, also second-best. Fleury (20-13-3) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.79 and a save percentage of .908%.

Karlsson leads the Sharks in scoring with 83 points (6th in the league). He has 20 goals and 63 assists (3rd). Reimer (10-16-6) has the best goals against average for San Jose at 3.27. He has a save percentage of .895%.

HOME AND AWAY

Minnesota is 16-11-4 on the road this season. San Jose has dropped five straight at home this season.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

Minnesota Wild (-185)

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