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Joel Nystrom
Defenseman #64 Hurricanes $0.925M
Player Information

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: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 23.8 yrs (14.05.2002)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 219th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoCarolina Hurricanes
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

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.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 95th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 200th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.17
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.11
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.64
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.45
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.46
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.67
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.78
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.32
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.25
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.53
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.92
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.23
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • 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)
Contract Information
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)
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Joel Nystrom
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
08.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 13:37 0 0
17.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 12:10 1 0.0% 0
19.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 13:07 1 0.0% 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 0 1 0 10:43 2 50.0% 2
24.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 1 9:40 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 2 5 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Hurricanes 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
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 64 70 $0.925M
87% Victor Soderstrom Team Logo D 25 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.12 0.20 66 70 $0.775M
86% Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.23 64 73 $0.850M
86% Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.21 0.32 58 70 $1.000M
85% Axel Sandin-Pellikka Team Logo D 21 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.31 0.31 64 65 $0.918M
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