Player Information
Joel Eriksson Ek has 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in 45 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 331 points (147 goals, 184 assists) in 589 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 yrs (29.01.1997) Height / Weight: 191 cm / 94 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 20th in 2015 Draft Team: 
Minnesota Wild
Awards: - Injury: Day to Day with Lower Body Injury
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE
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 35% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 53rd of 245 CentersDefense:Def: 14th of 245 Centers -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving 0.09-0.140.14OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.560.350.65IceTimePerGame 19.561222Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.750.21.5PrimaryAssists/60 0.750.11.5SecondaryAssists/60 0.680.11.2xGoals/60 0.920.491.34OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.731.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 4.161.45.5PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.820.271.56OZoneStartPct 0.320.150.4PP_xGoals/60 1.900.52.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.982.54OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.392.54Penalties/60 0.680.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 1.2913Takeaways/60 0.750.52Giveaways/60 2.2514DZoneStartPct 0.350.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 7.47512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $5.250M |
| Player Contract Value: | $6.500M |
| Remaining: | 4 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2029 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 33.4 yrs (29.01.1997) |
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
Wild
|
15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10:37 | 15 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 2017-18 |
Wild
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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
|
45 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 19:34 | 133 | 8.3% | 20 |
| Season Projection | 81 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 23 | 19:33 | 239 | 8.4% | 36 | |
| Total | 589 | 147 | 184 | 331 | 79 | 1481 | 9.9% | 262 | ||
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
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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
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22:00 | 19 | 0.0% | 4 |
| Total | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 7.2% | 16 | ||
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 Eriksson Ek | |
C | 29 yrs | 191 cm / 94 kg | 0.71 | 0.56 | 74 | 84 | $5.250M | |
| 87% | Valeri Nichushkin |  |
RW | 30.9 yrs | 193 cm / 95 kg | 0.72 | 0.57 | 79 | 86 | $6.125M |
| 84% | Dylan Cozens |  |
C | 24.9 yrs | 191 cm / 92 kg | 0.70 | 0.60 | 78 | 77 | $7.100M |
| 84% | Adrian Kempe |  |
RW | 29.3 yrs | 188 cm / 92 kg | 0.80 | 0.65 | 74 | 78 | $5.500M |
| 83% | Pavel Zacha |  |
C | 28.8 yrs | 193 cm / 95 kg | 0.70 | 0.56 | 73 | 78 | $4.750M |