Rieger Lorenz
Age 22 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 184 lb · Born Calgary, Alberta, CAN
Drafted 2022, #56 overall by Minnesota
at Seattle · 10:00 PM ETRieger Lorenz scored 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 6 games in 2026-27, T-15th on Minnesota.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 6 games1 point in 6 games for the 9th-placed Minnesota
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 6+ games.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Minnesota's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
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.
Most attempts from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
8 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 6 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed 20.76 mph, hardest shot 53.58 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.03vs
VGKOct 12 · 2nd 08:20 - 19.97vsVGKOct 12 · 1st 16:51
- 19.26@
FLAOct 10 · 2nd 02:18 - 19.03@FLAOct 10 · 1st 19:08
- 18.40@FLAOct 10 · 2nd 06:48
- 18.21vsVGKOct 12 · 2nd 04:10
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 43.16@FLAOct 10 · 1st 09:19
- 28.97@FLAOct 10 · 2nd 09:45
- 20.06vsVGKOct 12 · 2nd 16:06
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 1.46@
CGYOct 22 · 8:40 TOI - 1.36vs
CBJOct 18 · 8:22 TOI - 1.21vs
STLOct 15 · 7:37 TOI - 1.79@
WPGOct 13 · 11:03 TOI - 1.38vsVGKOct 12 · 9:00 TOI
- 1.12@FLAOct 10 · 7:12 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.39 a game.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (1 of 6)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
CGYL 1-2000008:40CBJW 2-1000108:22STLW 5-40000−17:37WPGL 2-50001−211:03VGKW 4-20110+19:00FLAW 4-10000−17:12$1.01M a season through 2027-28
Contract terms from public reports. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary. As of Oct 10, 2026.
With Minnesota
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27249th in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsOne season, all with the Wild
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
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