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Joel Nystrom
Defenseman #64 Hurricanes
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Joel Nystrom has 8 points (0 goals, 8 assists) in 33 games for the Carolina Hurricanes this season.

Selected in the 7th round (No. 219) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, he has 8 points (0 goals, 8 assists) in 33 regular-season games for the Carolina Hurricanes.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 23.7 yrs (14.05.2002)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 219th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoCarolina Hurricanes
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Hurricanes controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Nystrom is off the ice, the Hurricanes control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 36% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 73

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 106th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 112th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.62
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.00
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.70
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.34
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.44
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.61
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.91
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.23
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.44
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.58
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.86
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.47
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Joel Nystrom at his age (23.7 yrs):
    Cody Ceci (Rating of 73 in 2016, Today 71)
    Zach Bogosian (Rating of 73 in 2013, Today 67)
    Connor Clifton (Rating of 73 in 2018, Today 71)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.925M
Player Contract Value: $3.800M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 29.1 yrs (14.05.2002)
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Joel Nystrom
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 1 1 -2 14:58 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 12:55 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 2 12:10 1 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 0 16:16 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 13:37 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 0 2 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Hurricanes 33 0 8 8 4 15:37 38 0.0% 4
Season Projection 70 0 17 17 8 15:37 81 0.0% 8
Total 33 0 8 8 4 38 0.0% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.7 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 63 78 $0.925M
88% Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.24 0.33 60 76 $1.000M
86% Troy Stecher Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.29 0.21 61 81 $0.788M
86% Emil Andrae Team Logo D 23.9 yrs 175 cm / 85 kg 0.31 0.22 64 81 $0.903M
85% Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.4 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.20 0.20 61 77 $0.850M
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