#78 · Center

Nico Sturm

Age: 31
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 209 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Augsburg, DEU

GP: 3
G: 0
A: 0
P: 0
+/-: 0
SOG: 2

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 first 3 GP
GP	3	3
G	0	1-1
A	0	0
P	0	1-1
SOG	2	2
PPP	0	0
+/-	0	0
PIM	0	0
TOI/GP	9:02	11:11−2:09
SH%	0.0	50.0-50.0

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:Sturm is shooting 0.0% (0 on 2 shots) against 10.3% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 47.6; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 43.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -5.9; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.900; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 38.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 6:19; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Sturm is used

#78 · C · Minnesota Wild

Nico Sturm

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 3 games with shift charts

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PK1

Ice time / game: 9:02; 6:19 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 38.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 43.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 47.6%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Sturm44.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Sturm22%

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

Michael McCarron16.8 min together51%shot attempts

Yakov Trenin13.7 min together55%shot attempts

Jonas Brodin6.9 min together55%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Minnesota Wild	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	9:02
2025–26	Minnesota Wild	49	5	6	11	0	16	0	37	13.5	10:57
2025–26 (P)	Minnesota Wild	8	1	4	5	0	0	0	10	10.0	10:25
2024–25	San Jose Sharks	47	7	6	13	-4	13	0	38	18.4	10:08
2024–25	Florida Panthers	15	0	1	1	-2	7	0	21	0.0	11:18
2024–25 (P)	Florida Panthers	8	0	0	0	-3	0	0	3	0.0	8:59
2023–24	San Jose Sharks	63	5	8	13	-25	12	0	69	7.2	14:40
2022–23	San Jose Sharks	74	14	12	26	-13	23	0	119	11.8	14:44
2021–22	Minnesota Wild	53	9	8	17	-5	8	1	73	12.3	11:33
2021–22	Colorado Avalanche	21	0	3	3	-2	6	0	28	0.0	12:48
2021–22 (P)	Colorado Avalanche	13	0	2	2	+2	2	0	9	0.0	8:27
2020–21	Minnesota Wild	50	11	6	17	+10	17	0	64	17.2	10:51
2020–21 (P)	Minnesota Wild	7	1	1	2	+1	0	0	6	16.7	11:07
2019–20	Minnesota Wild	6	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0.0	11:54
2019–20 (P)	Minnesota Wild	2	1	0	1	-1	0	0	1	100.0	11:09
2018–19	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	12:47

	Opp			TOI
Mon, Oct 12	vsVGK	0	0	3:20
Sat, Oct 10	@FLA	+1	1	12:51
Thu, Oct 8	@TBL	-1	1	10:56

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Germany · OG	5	1	0	1	-1	0	0	3	33.0	10:21
2023–24	Germany · WC	6	1	2	3	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Germany · WC	10	6	2	8	+6	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Iowa Wild · AHL	55	12	20	32	+9	18	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Clarkson Univ. · NCAA	39	14	31	45	+23	29	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Clarkson Univ. · NCAA	40	14	23	37	+20	14	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Clarkson Univ. · NCAA	39	8	13	21	+4	37	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Tri-City Storm · USHL	57	14	25	39	+11	47	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Tri-City Storm · USHL	5	3	3	6	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Germany U20 · WJC-20	6	0	0	0	-8	12	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Austin Bruins · NAHL	53	11	30	41	+29	28	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Austin Bruins · NAHL	13	7	6	13	+8	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · DNL	24	13	21	34	–	20	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Corpus Christi IceRays · NAHL	21	1	2	3	-5	2	–	–	–	–
2012–13	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · DNL	33	11	22	33	–	22	–	–	–	–
2011–12	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · DNL	31	3	4	7	-11	33	–	–	–	–
2011–12	HC Landsberg U18 · Jugend-BL	4	8	3	11	–	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · DNL	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · Jugend-BL	14	0	7	7	–	4	–	–	–	–
2010–11	ESV Kaufbeuren U16 · Schüler-BL	28	24	39	63	–	26	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	ESV Kaufbeuren U18 · Jugend-BL	2	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	ESV Kaufbeuren U16 · Schüler-BL	30	26	28	54	–	40	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Augsburger EV U16 · Schüler-BL	26	12	23	35	–	10	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Augsburger EV U16 · Schüler-BL	28	8	14	22	–	16	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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