Minnesota Wild · #14 · Centre

Joel Eriksson Ek

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 207 lb · Born Karlstad, SWE

Drafted 2015, #20 overall by Minnesota

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Tampa Bay · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 2 vs TBL

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-8th on MIN

Assists1T-5th on MIN

Points1T-9th on MIN

P / GP0.33T-274th in the NHL

Shots50.0% shooting

TOI / GP19:317th on MIN

2025-262025-26: 70 games, 19-32-51, 0.73 points per game Season detail →

Joel Eriksson Ek has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 51 points in 70 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

1 point in 3 games for the 5th-placed Minnesota

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time19:3188th

PP points180th

Penalty differential+180th

Shots / GP1.6755th

Assists / 601.0251st

Hits345th

Blocked shots141st

Points / GP0.3340th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1T-9th on MIN

Points per game0.33T-274th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists1T-5th on MIN

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time19:317th on MIN

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:22

Power play4:29

Shorthanded1:40

Total19:31

19.7 shifts a game, averaging 60 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-5th on MIN

PP assists1T-2nd on MIN

PP points1T-4th on MIN · T-51st NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.477th on MIN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Minnesota total

Involved in1goals or assists

Share25.0%of every MIN PPG

PP TOI share80.6%of MIN PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on MIN

Overtime goals0T-1st on MIN

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals0

Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.02

Goals / 600.00

Shots / 605.1

ES points / 600.000 ES points

PP points / 604.471 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot5 att · 0 G

Wing2 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

10 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6193rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts8

xG per attempt.077

ixG per 600.63

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 92nd percentile of forwards: 87.08 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time51.1%97th

Defensive-zone time33.5%93rd

Hardest shot, mph87.0892nd

22+ mph bursts189th

Top speed, mph22.1587th

20+ mph bursts671st

Distance skated, mi8.561st

Average shot, mph57.658th

90+ mph shots048th

Distance / 60, mi8.723rd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.15Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph87.08Forward average 74.7

Distance skated8.5 mi3.03 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts54.8%22.6% defensive · 22.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

55.6%All situations29.9%

52.4%Even strength32.5%

73.4%Power play15.2%

35.7%Shorthanded46.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.54vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 11:04
20.53vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 04:43
20.29vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 09:24
19.83@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 05:43
19.83vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 10:57
19.83vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 00:53
19.70vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 13:42
19.55@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 19:14

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph1 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph5 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph28 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

87.08vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 13:43
73.53@NSH1 Oct · 1st 07:14
56.91vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 08:38
56.64@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 16:19
38.40@NSH1 Oct · 1st 06:55
33.22@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 19:21

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.03@BUF6 Oct · 20:26 TOI
2.72vsBOS3 Oct · 17:47 TOI
2.76@NSH1 Oct · 20:20 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.84 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-10th on MIN

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits3T-7th on MIN

Blocked shots1T-11th on MIN

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken5317.7 a game

Won24

Win %45.3%

Offensive zone16 of 30

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Tampa Bay, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026@

TBLL 3-60003019:52

3 Mar 2026vs

TBLW 5-10000+218:20

Prediction markets

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2025-26 · The season

51 points in 70 games on a team that finished 7th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shots / GP2.7792nd

Ice time19:0586th

PP points1679th

Points / GP0.7377th

Assists / 601.4476th

Hits10671st

Penalty differential+360th

Takeaways1960th

Goals / 600.8556th

Blocked shots3454th

Shooting %9.8%26th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points51T-5th on MIN

Points per game0.73T-114th in NHL

Goals19T-136th in NHL

Assists327th on MIN

Shooting %9.8%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time19:059th on MIN

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:56

Power play3:33

Shorthanded1:36

Total19:05

20.4 shifts a game, averaging 56 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals73rd on MIN

PP assists98th on MIN

PP points165th on MIN · T-106th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 603.8714th on MIN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP65Minnesota total

Involved in16goals or assists

Share24.6%of every MIN PPG

PP TOI share67.4%of MIN PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 19 goals and 32 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals3T-6th on MIN

Overtime goals0T-8th on MIN

First goal of the game4

Empty-net goals1

Even-strength goals12

Power-play goals7

Goals by period

1st5

2nd8

3rd6

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied8

Leading4

Trailing7

8 of 19 goals broke a tie; 7 came with Minnesota trailing.

Assists

Primary15 · 47%

Secondary17 · 53%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.29

Goals / 600.85

Shots / 608.7

ES points / 602.1535 ES points

PP points / 603.8716 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease49 att · 3 G

Slot148 att · 11 G

Wing121 att · 4 G

Point23 att · 1 G

Neutral zone8 att · 0 G

349 attempts across the 72 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6193rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts8

xG per attempt.077

ixG per 600.63

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 91.37 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Hardest shot, mph91.3783rd

90+ mph shots181st

Offensive-zone time44.4%76th

Defensive-zone time38.7%64th

22+ mph bursts462nd

Distance skated, mi200.062nd

20+ mph bursts9551st

Top speed, mph22.4447th

Average shot, mph50.841st

Distance / 60, mi8.987th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.44Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph91.37Forward average 87.1

Distance skated200.0 mi3.67 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts29.9%35.3% defensive · 34.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.4%All situations38.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph4 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph91 · avg 102

18-20 mph513 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph1 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph17 · avg 15

70-79 mph52 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways19T-9th on MIN

Giveaways41

TK / GV ratio0.46

Hits1065th on MIN

Blocked shots3418th on MIN

Discipline

Penalty minutes32

Minors16

Majors0

Penalties drawn19

Net penalties+3drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken139019.9 a game

Won681

Win %49.0%

Offensive zone264 of 510

A regular centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in every other game (36 of 70)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3651% of games

Multi-point games1319%

Goals in18 games26%

Pointless games3449%

Streaks

Longest point streak7 games24 Jan – 26 Feb

Longest goal streak3 games

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten7 in 10point in 5

Game log

Against Tampa Bay, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

24 Mar 2026@

TBLL 3-60003019:52

3 Mar 2026vs

TBLW 5-10000+218:20

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road35250.71

Home35260.74

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Tampa Bay200.00

vs Central20120.60

vs Eastern Conf.27160.59

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1270.58

November1490.64

December15130.87

January991.00

February441.00

March1130.27

April561.20

Prediction markets

4.5% for the Selke Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

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Selke TrophyBest defensive forward4.5%—Not listed5¢Not listed

Contract

$5.25M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 9.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 155th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$5.25M5.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 6 of 8

Expires2028-29UFA at 32

Cap value$42MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.