#14 · Centre · MIN
JoelEriksson Ek
Next milestone 4 assists from 200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- +2
- 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 speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.1 mph26th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 3.944th percentile
- Distance skated5.5 mileague avg 6.2 mi43rd percentile
- Hardest shot87.1 mphleague avg 71.8 mph94th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone55.6%league avg 42.1%100th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.46 | -0.46 | 9 | 0 | .051 |
| 2025-26 | 19 | 23.51 | -4.51 | 341 | 111 | .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 · 2 games · 23:11 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 55.7% | 51.9% | +3.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 58.8% | 51.0% | +7.9 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–0
- xG for–against
- 1.5–1.2
- Average rating
- 6.5
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.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 2 | 20:08 | 57.4% |
| Blake Coleman | 2 | 15:26 | 44.3% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 2 | 5:15 | 98.1% |
| Maxim Shabanov | 1 | 0:33 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.5 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 616 | 155 | 196 | 351 | +84 | 274 | 1547 | 10.0 | 91 |
| Playoffs | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +9 | 22 | 107 | 8.4 | 4 |
Season by season (11)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Wild | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Wild | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +16 | 32 | 194 | 9.8 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Wild | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +9 | 22 | 140 | 10.0 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Wild | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +18 | 60 | 267 | 11.2 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Wild | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +4 | 44 | 247 | 9.3 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | Wild | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | +16 | 28 | 223 | 11.7 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | Wild | 56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | +16 | 20 | 119 | 16.0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Wild | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +7 | 22 | 102 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Wild | 58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 20 | 111 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Wild | 75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +2 | 22 | 124 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Wild | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 15 | 20.0 | 0 |