Joel Nystrom has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 37 games for the Carolina Hurricanes this season.
Selected in the 7th round (No. 219) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, he has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 37 regular-season games for the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Country: SWE
Age: 23.8 yrs (14.05.2002) Height / Weight: 180 cm / 80 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 219th in 2021 Draft Team: Carolina Hurricanes
Awards: -
The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Hurricanes controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Nystrom is off the ice, the Hurricanes control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.
He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 36% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 23% in the defensive zone.
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68
Overall RatingOffense:Off: 95th of 285 DefensemenDefense:Def: 200th of 285 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving 0.01-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.560.350.65IceTimePerGame 15.171525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.110.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.640.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.210.11xGoals/60 0.210.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.451.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 2.461.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.672.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.7824.5Penalties/60 0.320.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 2.2526Takeaways/60 0.530.52DZoneGiveaways/60 1.9214DZoneStartPct 0.230.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 0.00512 -
Career Trajectory
Most comparable players to Joel Nystrom at his age (23.8 yrs):
Alexander Alexeyev (Rating of 68 in 2022, Today 73)Jacob Bryson (Rating of 68 in 2020, Today 70)Jamie Oleksiak (Rating of 69 in 2015, Today 65)
| Actual AAV: | $0.925M |
| Player Contract Value: | $2.300M |
| Remaining: | 5 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2030 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 29.1 yrs (14.05.2002) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 19.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 22.01.2026 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:43 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 24.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:40 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
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37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 15:10 | 43 | 2.3% | 6 |
| Season Projection | 62 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 15:10 | 72 | 2.8% | 10 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 2.3% | 6 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No games played | ||||||||||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Nystrom | D | 23.8 yrs | 180 cm / 80 kg | 0.24 | 0.24 | 64 | 70 | $0.925M | ||
| 87% | Victor Soderstrom | D | 25 yrs | 183 cm / 85 kg | 0.12 | 0.20 | 66 | 70 | $0.775M | |
| 86% | Uvis Balinskis | D | 29.6 yrs | 183 cm / 88 kg | 0.29 | 0.23 | 64 | 73 | $0.850M | |
| 86% | Matt Grzelcyk | D | 32.1 yrs | 178 cm / 81 kg | 0.21 | 0.32 | 58 | 70 | $1.000M | |
| 85% | Axel Sandin-Pellikka | D | 21 yrs | 183 cm / 84 kg | 0.31 | 0.31 | 64 | 65 | $0.918M |