#14 · Center

Joel Eriksson Ek

Age: 29
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Karlstad, SWE

GP: 7
G: 1
A: 2
P: 3
+/-: +7
SOG: 20

Drafted 2015 · Round 1, #20 overall (MIN)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	1	1	1
A	2	3	4-2
P	3	4	5-2
SOG	20	13	19+1
PPP	1	4	4-3
+/-	+7	-4	-3+10
PIM	6	6	6
TOI/GP	19:40	19:55−0:15	19:52−0:12
SH%	5.0	7.7-2.7	5.3-0.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Eriksson Ek is shooting 5.0% (1 on 20 shots) against 10.5% over 2023–26, close to the usual rate.

Shot quality says 3.6 expected goals this season (G − xG -2.6).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 50.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 54.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -0.0; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.102; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 3.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -2.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 64.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:05; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

39 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Eriksson Ek is used

#14 · C · Minnesota Wild

Joel Eriksson Ek

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 19:33; 15:05 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 64.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 54.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 50.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Eriksson Ek59.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Eriksson Ek42%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Matt Boldy81.8 min together52%shot attempts

Kirill Kaprizov59.1 min together51%shot attempts

Quinn Hughes58.0 min together50%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Minnesota Wild	7	1	2	3	+7	6	0	20	5.0	19:40
2025–26	Minnesota Wild	70	19	32	51	+16	32	7	194	9.8	19:05
2025–26 (P)	Minnesota Wild	6	3	2	5	+7	6	2	24	12.5	23:44
2024–25	Minnesota Wild	46	14	15	29	+9	22	5	140	10.0	19:46
2024–25 (P)	Minnesota Wild	6	0	3	3	0	4	0	19	0.0	22:00
2023–24	Minnesota Wild	77	30	34	64	+18	60	12	267	11.2	20:32
2022–23	Minnesota Wild	78	23	38	61	+4	44	12	247	9.3	19:00
2022–23 (P)	Minnesota Wild	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0:19
2021–22	Minnesota Wild	77	26	23	49	+16	28	12	223	11.7	18:35
2021–22 (P)	Minnesota Wild	6	3	2	5	+1	8	0	20	15.0	18:10
2020–21	Minnesota Wild	56	19	11	30	+16	20	0	119	16.0	17:03
2020–21 (P)	Minnesota Wild	7	2	1	3	0	2	0	21	9.5	17:50
2019–20	Minnesota Wild	62	8	21	29	+7	22	1	102	7.8	15:43
2019–20 (P)	Minnesota Wild	4	1	0	1	+1	2	0	8	12.5	14:24
2018–19	Minnesota Wild	58	7	7	14	-7	20	0	111	6.3	13:30
2017–18	Minnesota Wild	75	6	10	16	+2	22	0	124	4.8	12:47
2017–18 (P)	Minnesota Wild	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	0.0	12:47
2016–17	Minnesota Wild	15	3	4	7	+1	4	0	15	20.0	10:37
2016–17 (P)	Minnesota Wild	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0	7:35

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@WPG	0	0	0	+2	3	0	18:16
Mon, Oct 12	vsVGK	1	0	1	+2	3	0	21:23
Sat, Oct 10	@FLA	0	1	1	+2	3	6	18:12
Thu, Oct 8	@TBL	0	0	0	0	6	0	21:16
Tue, Oct 6	@BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	0	20:26
Sat, Oct 3	vsBOS	0	1	1	+1	2	0	17:47
Thu, Oct 1	@NSH	0	0	0	+1	3	0	20:20

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Sweden · OG	5	1	1	2	+1	4	0	23	4.0	19:16
2024–25	Sweden · 4 Nations	3	1	1	2	+4	0	0	4	25.0	19:43
2023–24	Sweden · WC	10	7	2	9	+4	10	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Sweden · EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Iowa Wild · AHL	9	4	5	9	-3	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Iowa Wild · AHL	8	3	5	8	-1	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Iowa Wild · AHL	1	1	0	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Färjestad BK · Champions HL	2	0	0	0	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Färjestad BK · SHL	26	8	8	16	+4	12	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden U20 · WJC-20	7	6	3	9	+8	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden · EHT	6	1	2	3	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden · WC	10	1	2	3	+5	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Färjestad BK · SHL	7	3	3	6	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Färjestad BK · SHL	41	9	6	15	+7	18	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Färjestad BK · Champions HL	6	0	0	0	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Sweden U20 · WJC-20	6	1	1	2	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Färjestad BK · SHL	4	1	0	1	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Farjestad Jr. · Swe-Jr.	25	21	11	32	–	20	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Farjestad · Sweden	34	4	2	6	–	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Farjestad Jr. · Swe-Jr.	6	5	5	10	–	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Farjestad · Sweden	3	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Farjestad U18 · Swe-U18	33	22	18	40	–	22	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Farjestad Jr. · Swe-Jr.	13	2	2	4	–	4	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Farjestad U18 · Swe-U18	5	2	6	8	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Farjestad Jr. · Swe-Jr.	4	1	1	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Farjestad U18 · Swe-U18	26	1	6	7	–	10	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Värmland 2 · TV-Pucken	8	2	2	4	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Färjestad BK U16 · U16 SM	6	1	1	2	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Värmland 2 · TV-Pucken	8	2	2	4	-1	0	–	–	–	–

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