C · MIN · NHL id 8478493
Joel Eriksson Ek has played 1 game for the Minnesota Wild in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 20:20 a night (11:54 at even strength, 5:32 on the power play and 1:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Matt Boldy and 78% with Quinn Hughes in his only game so far, and the Wild have controlled 76% of shot attempts with Eriksson Ek on the ice (1-0 in goals). In the Wild's most recent game against NSH he was on L3 with Blake Coleman and Matt Boldy and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NSH, detected from shift data
- +2:17 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:04 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MIN: 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.32 expected goals; best chance Joel Eriksson Ek at 0.11 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 70 GP · 51 points vs 47.9 expected
Last 20 games: -22. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.8%
- 103.7
- 50.0%
- G vs xG
- 19 / 20.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 55% → 66%): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.106 xG per attempt lately vs 0.076 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played70
- Goals19136th of 715
- Assists32114th of 715
- Points51123rd of 715
- Power-play points16106th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal19461st of 715
- Hits106165th of 715
- Blocked shots34398th of 715
- Plus/minus+1664th of 715
- Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
- Faceoffs won68115th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.0%306th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.1%313th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.3%254th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.1%268th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.6%425th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.8%413th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.35159th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.023246th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.15690th of 719
- Faceoff win %49.0%122nd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.012120th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game19:05175th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:2934th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %44.4%507th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.13200th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103752nd of 719
- Goals above expected−1.3490th of 715
- Luck Meter+19256th of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4300th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts95208th of 715
- Hardest shot91.4205th of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.4%126th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 70 of 70 games through the sequence engine
- −0.012
- Season net
- −0.18xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.012
- Season
- −0.17G
- 49.0%1390 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 264-246 · NZ 193-199 · DZ 224-264
- Per 60
- 1.35
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.022
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Played 4:48 more than his 5-game averageNov 25, 2024 alerts →
- Played 9:53 more than his 5-game averageNov 23, 2024 alerts →
- Played 8:32 more than his 5-game averageNov 21, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 23, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Feb 26, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Feb 24, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Feb 23, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Mar 27, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 61.9 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Apr 18, 2026 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 1 | 44.4 | — | |
| Apr 18, 2026 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 61.3 | 5-on-4 | |
| Apr 7, 2026 vs SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 61.0 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ FLA | Rebound | — | 1 | 26.3 | rebound | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ COL | Deflection | carry | 1 | 15.9 | 5-on-4, deflection | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ COL | Cycle | — | 1 | 27.6 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 1 | 72.5 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 38.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs CHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.0 | rebound | |
| Jan 24, 2026 vs FLA | Rebound | — | 7* | 28.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 3, 2026 @ LAK | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 52.7 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ VGK | Deflection | carry | 2 | 23.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 28.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 18, 2025 @ CBJ | Deflection | carry | 0 | 4.9 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 65.1 | one-timer | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | carry | 1 | 14.6 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 8, 2025 @ SEA | Cycle | carry | 2* | 28.7 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2025 @ PIT | Deflection | carry | 1* | 65.8 | 5-on-4 | |
| Nov 16, 2025 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 48.0 | one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2025 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 3 | 36.1 | deflection | |
| Oct 9, 2025 @ STL | Rebound | — | 4 | 16.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 15, 2025 vs ANA | Rebound | pass | 0 | 2.7 | rebound | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.8 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 4.0 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 4.2 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 7.1 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2025 @ CHI | Deflection | carry | 2* | 46.2 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs CGY | Rush | pass | 0 | 68.5 | — | |
| Jan 7, 2025 vs STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 61.0 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 4* | 33.1 | deflection | |
| Nov 1, 2024 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 56.7 | one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2024 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 33.7 | rebound | |
| Oct 24, 2024 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 4 | 17.7 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 66.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| Oct 10, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.2 | one-timer | |
| Mar 28, 2024 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 28.1 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2024 @ ARI | Cycle | — | 0 | 8.3 | — | |
| Feb 19, 2024 vs VAN | Cycle | carry | 5* | 65.1 | one-timer | |
| Feb 19, 2024 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 4* | 30.6 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Eriksson Ek
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Eriksson Ek apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | LW | 1 | 10:51 | 91% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 100.0% 1:03 | 0.0% 1:41 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 1 | 9:20 | 78% | 70.8% | 100% (1-0) | 100.0% 2:34 | 53.3% 11:10 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 1 | 7:26 | 62% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 100.0% 4:28 | 38.5% 7:47 |
| Blake Coleman | C | 1 | 6:16 | 53% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 5:38 | 0.0% 4:00 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 4:23 | 37% | 100.0% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 7:31 | 30.8% 8:42 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 1 | 2:41 | 23% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 68.2% 9:13 | 33.3% 7:46 |
| Olli Maatta | D | 1 | 2:12 | 18% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 70.8% 9:42 | 39.3% 13:21 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 1 | 1:17 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 10:37 | 60.0% 8:00 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45% | 20:20 | 11:54 | 5:32 | 1:38 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 20:20 | 20:20 | 34 | 13 | 72.3% | 71.1% | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.6 | 0.6 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | 75.0% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.3 | — |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | 75.0% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.3 | — |
| Power play | 1 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | 88.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:38 | 1:38 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 4:52 | 4:52 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% | 87.5% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 20:20 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 6 | 24 | 12.5% | 15 | 3 | 23:44 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +16 | 32 | 194 | 9.8% | 106 | 34 | 19:05 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0.0% | 8 | 10 | 22:00 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +9 | 22 | 140 | 10.0% | 82 | 36 | 19:46 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +18 | 60 | 267 | 11.2% | 168 | 55 | 20:32 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0:19 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +4 | 44 | 247 | 9.3% | 119 | 55 | 19:00 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 20 | 15.0% | 16 | 2 | 18:10 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | +16 | 28 | 223 | 11.7% | 138 | 44 | 18:35 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MIN | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9.5% | 32 | 6 | 17:50 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | +16 | 20 | 119 | 16.0% | 105 | 37 | 17:03 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +7 | 22 | 102 | 7.8% | 93 | 43 | 15:43 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 20 | 111 | 6.3% | 117 | 24 | 13:30 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | MIN | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 12:47 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +2 | 22 | 124 | 4.8% | 134 | 46 | 12:47 |
Joel Eriksson Ek news
- SEPARATOR LINE: Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, Blake Coleman Poised to PUNISH on Offense and DefenseWQAD
- Are the Wild Asking Too Much Of Joel Eriksson Ek?Hockey Wilderness
- Joel Eriksson Ek StatsNHL.com
- Joel Eriksson Ek HomeNHL.com
- Joel Eriksson Ek Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Joel Eriksson Ek News: Healthy ahead of training campRotoWire
- Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Healthy ahead of training campCBS Sports
- Minnesota Wild Award Candidates 2026-27The Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.