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Nico Sturm
Center #78 Wild
Player Information

Nico Sturm has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 24 games for the Minnesota Wild this season.

As an undrafted Center, he has 100 points (49 goals, 51 assists) in 355 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche, the San Jose Sharks, the Florida Panthers and the Minnesota Wild.

He also has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 30 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagGER
    Age: 30.7 yrs (03.05.1995)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Wild controlling 41% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nico Sturm is off the ice, the Wild control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 10% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 62% in the defensive zone.

  • 59

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 139th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 230th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.41
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.39
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.69
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.69
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.99
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.91
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.29
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.23
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.10
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.15
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.98
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.23
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.52
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.69
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.75
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.62
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.000M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 33.2 yrs (03.05.1995)
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Nico Sturm
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 1 0 1 1 11:09 1 100.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 0 11:04 1 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 1 1 1 11:16 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 11:20 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 13:56 0 0
Total 5 1 1 2 1 2 50.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Wild 2 0 0 0 0 12:46 7 0.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 6 0 2 2 2 11:54 2 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 50 11 6 17 10 10:50 64 17.2% 17
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 53 9 8 17 -5 11:33 73 12.3% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 21 0 3 3 -2 12:48 28 0.0% 6
2022-23 Team Logo Sharks 74 14 12 26 -13 14:43 119 11.8% 23
2023-24 Team Logo Sharks 63 5 8 13 -25 14:40 69 7.2% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 47 7 6 13 -4 10:07 38 18.4% 13
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 15 0 1 1 -2 11:18 21 0.0% 7
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 24 3 5 8 3 11:30 22 13.6% 2
Season Projection 60 8 12 20 8 11:29 55 14.5% 5
Total 355 49 51 100 -36 443 11.1% 88
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 2 1 0 1 -1 11:09 1 100.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 7 1 1 2 1 11:07 6 16.7% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Avalanche 13 0 2 2 2 8:26 9 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 8 0 0 0 -3 8:58 3 0.0% 0
Total 30 2 3 5 -1 19 10.5% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Nico Sturm Team Logo C 30.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.33 0.28 61 56 $2.000M
88% Drew O'Connor Team Logo LW 27.6 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.36 0.32 60 53 $2.500M
86% Brett Howden Team Logo C 27.8 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.38 0.33 61 59 $2.500M
84% Jack McBain Team Logo C 26 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.24 0.33 60 60 $4.250M
84% Jordan Martinook Team Logo LW 33.5 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.33 0.32 60 60 $3.050M
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