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#14 · Centre · MIN

JoelEriksson Ek

Next milestone 4 assists from 200

2026-27 regular season

GP
3
G
0
A
1
P
1
+/-
+1
PIM
0
SOG
5
S%
0.0
PPP
1

Bio

Position
Centre
Born
January 29, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace
Karlstad, SWE
Height
6′3″ (191 cm)
Weight
207 lb (94 kg)
Shoots
Left
Draft
2015 MIN, round 1, #20 overall

NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27

  • Top skating speed22.2 mphleague avg 21.2 mph
    87th percentile
  • Speed bursts over 20 mph6league avg 4.7
    69th percentile
  • Distance skated8.5 mileague avg 7.4 mi
    64th percentile
  • Hardest shot87.1 mphleague avg 73.0 mph
    92nd percentile
  • Time in the offensive zone51.1%league avg 42.2%
    97th percentile

Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.

Shot quality (our model)

Individual expected goals by season
SeasonGixGG−ixGAttHDxG/att
2026-2700.53-0.53100.053
2025-261923.51-4.51341111.069

All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works

On-ice impact

2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 35:32 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.

On-ice and off-ice shares at 5 on 5
ShareOnOffRelative
Expected goals (xGF%)51.4%42.5%+8.9
Shot attempts (CF%)58.3%47.0%+11.3
Goals for–against
1–1
xG for–against
1.7–1.6
Average rating
6.2

Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More

Most common linemates

5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.

Linemates by time together
PlayerGPTOIxGF%
Matt Boldy330:0558.5%
Blake Coleman322:0744.9%
Kirill Kaprizov39:4968.0%
Bobby Brink11:180.1%
Maxim Shabanov10:33100.0%

Rating, last 10 games

Average 6.2 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work

Points, last 10 games

Last 3: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS

Game log · 2026-27

Game log, most recent first
DateOppRatingGAP+/-SOGPPPTOI
Oct 6@ BUF5.6000-10020:26
Oct 3vs BOS5.9011+12117:47
Oct 1@ NSH7.0000+13020:20

Career

NHL career totals
NHL careerGPGAP+/-PIMSOGS%PPP
Regular season617155196351+83274154710.091
Playoffs389918+9221078.44
Season by season (11)
NHL regular season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMSOGS%PPP
2026-27Wild3011+1050.01
2025-26Wild70193251+16321949.816
2024-25Wild46141529+92214010.010
2023-24Wild77303464+186026711.221
2022-23Wild78233861+4442479.323
2021-22Wild77262349+162822311.717
2020-21Wild56191130+162011916.02
2019-20Wild6282129+7221027.81
2018-19Wild587714-7201116.30
2017-18Wild7561016+2221244.80
2016-17Wild15347+141520.00