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Joel Eriksson Ek
Center #14 Wild $5.250M
Player Information

Joel Eriksson Ek has 40 points (15 goals, 25 assists) in 52 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 339 points (151 goals, 188 assists) in 596 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: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 29.1 yrs (29.01.1997)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 20th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

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 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 53rd of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 16th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.09
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.46
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.82
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.76
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.69
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.96
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.78
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.28
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.76
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.05
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.95
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.45
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.69
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.32
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.69
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.20
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.34
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.250M
Player Contract Value: $8.000M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 33.4 yrs (29.01.1997)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 1 2 2 18:40 2 50.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 0 16:26 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 1 1 2 -1 17:01 1 100.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 1 0 1 1 20:13 1 100.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 -1 16:56 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 3 4 7 1 6 50.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Wild 15 3 4 7 1 10:37 15 20.0% 4
2017-18 Team Logo Wild 75 6 10 16 2 12:46 124 4.8% 22
2018-19 Team Logo Wild 58 7 7 14 -7 13:30 111 6.3% 20
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 62 8 21 29 7 15:43 102 7.8% 22
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 56 19 11 30 16 17:03 119 16.0% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 77 26 23 49 16 18:34 223 11.7% 28
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 78 23 38 61 4 19:00 247 9.3% 44
2023-24 Team Logo Wild 77 30 34 64 18 20:31 267 11.2% 60
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 46 14 15 29 9 19:46 140 10.0% 22
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 52 15 25 40 14 19:22 145 10.3% 22
Season Projection 76 22 37 59 20 19:22 212 10.4% 32
Total 596 151 188 339 80 1493 10.1% 264
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Wild 3 0 0 0 0 7:34 5 0.0% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Wild 5 0 1 1 0 12:46 10 0.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 4 1 0 1 1 14:24 8 12.5% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 7 2 1 3 0 17:49 21 9.5% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 6 3 2 5 1 18:10 20 15.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 0:19 0 0
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 6 0 3 3 0 22:00 19 0.0% 4
Total 32 6 7 13 2 83 7.2% 16
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Joel Eriksson Ek Team Logo C 29.1 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.77 0.57 75 89 $5.250M
90% Valeri Nichushkin Team Logo RW 31 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.74 0.57 77 85 $6.125M
84% Dylan Cozens Team Logo C 25 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.75 0.61 81 82 $7.100M
84% Josh Doan Team Logo RW 24.1 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.68 0.56 81 85 $0.925M
84% Pavel Zacha Team Logo C 28.9 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.69 0.56 74 82 $4.750M
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