Player Information
Joel Eriksson Ek has 42 points (17 goals, 25 assists) in 53 games for the Minnesota Wild this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 20) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 341 points (153 goals, 188 assists) in 597 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild.
He also has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 32 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: 
SWEAge: 29.1 yrs (29.01.1997) Height / Weight: 191 cm / 94 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 20th in 2015 Draft Team: 
Minnesota Wild
Awards: -
Player Evaluation
The 29-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Wild controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Eriksson Ek is off the ice, the Wild control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 32% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 53rd of 246 CentersDefense:Def: 16th of 246 Centers -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving 0.09-0.140.14OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.560.350.65IceTimePerGame 19.461222Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.820.21.5PrimaryAssists/60 0.760.11.5SecondaryAssists/60 0.690.11.2xGoals/60 0.960.491.34OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.781.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 4.281.45.5PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.760.271.56OZoneStartPct 0.320.150.4PP_xGoals/60 2.050.52.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.952.54OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.452.54Penalties/60 0.690.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 1.3213Takeaways/60 0.690.52Giveaways/60 2.2014DZoneStartPct 0.360.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 7.34512
Contract Information
| Actual AAV: | $5.250M |
| Player Contract Value: | $8.000M |
| Remaining: | 4 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2029 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 33.4 yrs (29.01.1997) |
Recent Games
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
Wild
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15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10:37 | 15 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 2017-18 |
Wild
|
75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 12:46 | 124 | 4.8% | 22 |
| 2018-19 |
Wild
|
58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13:30 | 111 | 6.3% | 20 |
| 2019-20 |
Wild
|
62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 15:43 | 102 | 7.8% | 22 |
| 2020-21 |
Wild
|
56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 17:03 | 119 | 16.0% | 20 |
| 2021-22 |
Wild
|
77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 16 | 18:34 | 223 | 11.7% | 28 |
| 2022-23 |
Wild
|
78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 4 | 19:00 | 247 | 9.3% | 44 |
| 2023-24 |
Wild
|
77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 18 | 20:31 | 267 | 11.2% | 60 |
| 2024-25 |
Wild
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 19:46 | 140 | 10.0% | 22 |
| 2025-26 |
Wild
|
53 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 19:25 | 150 | 11.3% | 22 |
| Season Projection | 76 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 20 | 19:24 | 215 | 11.2% | 32 | |
| Total | 597 | 153 | 188 | 341 | 80 | 1498 | 10.2% | 264 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
Wild
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:34 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2017-18 |
Wild
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:46 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2019-20 |
Wild
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:24 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2020-21 |
Wild
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17:49 | 21 | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2021-22 |
Wild
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18:10 | 20 | 15.0% | 8 |
| 2022-23 |
Wild
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 |
Wild
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22:00 | 19 | 0.0% | 4 |
| Total | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 7.2% | 16 | ||
Player Match
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Eriksson Ek | |
C | 29.1 yrs | 191 cm / 94 kg | 0.79 | 0.57 | 75 | 89 | $5.250M | |
| 88% | Valeri Nichushkin |  |
RW | 31 yrs | 193 cm / 95 kg | 0.73 | 0.57 | 77 | 85 | $6.125M |
| 84% | Dylan Cozens |  |
C | 25 yrs | 191 cm / 93 kg | 0.74 | 0.61 | 81 | 82 | $7.100M |
| 83% | Josh Doan |  |
RW | 24.1 yrs | 188 cm / 89 kg | 0.67 | 0.56 | 81 | 85 | $0.925M |
| 83% | Juraj Slafkovský |  |
LW | 21.9 yrs | 191 cm / 102 kg | 0.79 | 0.61 | 82 | 84 | $7.600M |