Nico Sturm

#78Center6'3"207 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

13.5% SH

10:57

TOI/GP

C · MIN · NHL id 8481477

Nico Sturm has played 49 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2025-26, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists (11 points) on 37 shots while averaging 10:57 a night (9:01 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 1:44 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 61% of his 5v5 minutes with Marcus Foligno and 55% with Nick Foligno over the last 10 games, and the Wild have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Sturm on the ice (11-15 in goals, 20% offensive-zone starts). In the Wild's most recent game against COL he was on L4 with Nick Foligno and Marcus Foligno and off the power play. He is shooting 13.5% this season against 10.9% across the 416 games in our data.

Right now

From the May 13 game vs COL, detected from shift data

Line

Nick Foligno Marcus Foligno

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2F

Nick Foligno

Last 5: L4 · L3 · L4 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

11 games shown, 10:32 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed56th5622.4 mph

Bursts 20+ mph41st4144

Hardest shot43rd4383.9 mph

Offensive-zone time1st136.6%

Distance skated35th3682.3 mi

High-danger SOG29th2912

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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

2025-26 · 85 attempts, 47 on goal, 6 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 49 GP · 11 points vs 11.9 expected

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Luck meter-22

Last 20 games: -26. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−1.2 G

On-ice SH%−3.9 G

On-ice SV%+2.6 G

IPP+1.0 G

Points vs expected−0.9 P

: 13.5%
: 98.4
: 68.8%
G vs xG: 5 / 6.2

• Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played49
Goals5443rd of 715
Assists6573rd of 715
Points11548th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points1111th of 715
Shots on goal37603rd of 715
Hits55360th of 715
Blocked shots19596th of 715
Plus/minus0307th of 715
Penalty minutes16507th of 715
Faceoffs won205131st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)43.8%672nd of 719
Fenwick (FF%)46.6%562nd of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)46.5%527th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.3%534th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.0%504th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)45.2%602nd of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.95320th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.013182nd of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.27408th of 719
Faceoff win %55.1%35th of 238
Draw Equity /100+0.06133rd of 238

Usage

Ice time per game10:57643rd of 715
Power-play time per game0:01669th of 715
Power-play share4.9%564th of 713
Ice-time share17.9%647th of 715
Offensive-zone start %20.3%711th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.78650th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO984503rd of 719
Goals above expected−1.2487th of 715
Luck Meter−22545th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.4331st of 715
20+ mph bursts44435th of 715
Hardest shot83.9557th of 715
Offensive-zone time36.6%708th of 715

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 · 49 of 49 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.027
Season net: −0.20xG

Offensive TK/600.41 (3)

Offensive GV/601.09 (8)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.68 (5)

Defensive TK/600.27 (2)

Defensive GV/600.68 (5)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: +0.061
Season: +0.23G
: 55.1%372 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 38-28 · NZ 45-37 · DZ 122-102

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.95
Attempts: 7
: 0.078

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −1.43G
Per 60: −0.160
Drawn / taken: 1 / 8minors

Method Leaders

: 46.3%
: 47.0%
: 46.5%
Transition CF/60: 4.2
Turnovers won/60: 21.0
Turnovers lost/60: 18.7

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

37 shots on goal, 5 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
High Slot	19%	7%	1
R Circle	3%	12%	0
Center Point	0%	9%	0
Outside L	11%	4%	0
L Point	0%	5%	0
R Net Side	8%	3%	0
L Circle	8%	13%	2

How his goals happened

18 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
May 11, 2026 vs COL	Point shot	—	0	18.6	—
Mar 19, 2026 vs CHI	Rush	carry	0	58.6	—
Mar 8, 2026 @ COL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	65.0	1-on-0
Jan 2, 2026 @ ANA	Odd-man rush	loose	0	67.4	3-on-2
Dec 20, 2025 vs EDM	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	27.3	2-on-0
Nov 26, 2025 @ CHI	Deflection	carry	4*	28.3	deflection
Mar 4, 2025 @ BUF	Rush	carry	0	54.4	—
Feb 27, 2025 @ MTL	Rebound	carry	0	37.1	rebound
Jan 14, 2025 @ DET	Rush	loose	1*	43.8	—
Nov 25, 2024 vs LAK	Odd-man rush	pass	2	51.5	1-on-0
Nov 10, 2024 @ NJD	Rush	loose	0	8.1	—
Nov 2, 2024 vs VAN	Rebound	—	0	58.1	rebound
Oct 26, 2024 @ VGK	Rush	carry	0	42.3	—
Mar 3, 2024 @ MIN	Odd-man rush	carry	0	55.9	2-on-1
Feb 27, 2024 vs NJD	Deflection	carry	1	12.8	3-on-2, rebound
Jan 23, 2024 vs NYR	Rush	carry	0	24.2	—
Dec 7, 2023 @ DET	Odd-man rush	carry	0	29.0	3-on-2
Dec 7, 2023 @ DET	Deflection	loose	2*	44.9	one-timer

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Sturm

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Sturm apart	CF% mate apart
Marcus Foligno	LW	29	201:27	39%	43.4%	53% (8-7)	29.1% 70:46	44.1% 103:03
Yakov Trenin	C	37	187:53	37%	45.0%	54% (7-6)	48.5% 158:33	40.8% 228:33
Brock Faber	D	52	159:07	31%	42.4%	31% (5-11)	43.3% 312:22	51.0% 927:46
Jake Middleton	D	49	151:47	30%	46.0%	43% (3-4)	42.2% 290:17	44.8% 561:11
Jared Spurgeon	D	53	146:36	28%	44.0%	67% (6-3)	42.9% 333:09	47.7% 692:48
Quinn Hughes	D	44	130:17	25%	46.5%	38% (5-8)	39.2% 260:09	52.6% 891:28
Jonas Brodin	D	33	114:07	22%	39.1%	50% (4-4)	47.1% 194:54	50.2% 464:53
Zach Bogosian	D	35	112:26	22%	47.1%	43% (3-4)	43.5% 207:06	45.9% 359:23
Vinnie Hinostroza	C	17	95:08	18%	37.9%	60% (3-2)	33.8% 41:15	52.1% 49:39
Tyler Pitlick	C	16	89:38	17%	43.2%	40% (2-3)	38.8% 54:10	25.8% 29:23
Daemon Hunt	D	26	83:04	16%	33.8%	50% (1-1)	44.5% 156:33	41.7% 218:13
Nick Foligno	LW	14	73:12	14%	38.8%	50% (4-4)	47.2% 48:30	52.1% 62:09
Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	16	60:54	12%	45.8%	33% (1-2)	40.3% 96:18	40.8% 134:47
Michael McCarron	RW	8	56:12	11%	52.4%	40% (2-3)	48.0% 13:11	51.0% 28:23

Game log

57 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
May 13PO	@ COL	OTL 3-4	0	2	2	+1	2	0	2	1	64%	12:54	11:32	—	0:44
May 11PO	vs COL	L 2-5	1	0	1	0	3	0	2	1	33%	8:25	7:22	—	1:03
May 9PO	vs COL	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0%	8:45	7:11	—	1:34
May 5PO	@ COL	L 2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33%	12:43	9:25	—	3:09
May 3PO	@ COL	L 6-9	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	57%	11:15	10:18	—	0:57
Apr 30PO	vs DAL	W 5-2	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	20%	8:59	8:09	—	0:50
Apr 25PO	vs DAL	W 3-2	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	100%	11:20	11:16	0:04	—
Apr 22PO	vs DAL	OTL 3-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	50%	9:00	8:38	—	0:22
Apr 14	vs ANA	W 3-2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	86%	13:56	10:39	—	1:06
Apr 13	@ STL	L 3-6	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0%	11:13	9:12	—	2:01
Apr 11	@ NSH	L 1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67%	10:20	9:27	—	0:53
Mar 21	vs DAL	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	50%	12:30	9:57	—	2:33
Mar 19	vs CHI	L 1-2	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	1	0%	11:12	8:26	—	2:31
Mar 17	@ CHI	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	75%	11:39	9:50	—	1:49
Mar 15	vs TOR	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	50%	7:49	6:35	—	1:14
Mar 14	vs NYR	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	100%	8:26	7:24	—	1:02
Mar 8	@ COL	OTL 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	0	2	1	100%	7:47	5:39	0:01	2:07
Mar 6	@ VGK	W 4-2	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	40%	10:59	10:04	—	0:55
Mar 3	vs TBL	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	40%	10:06	7:37	—	2:24
Mar 1	vs STL	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	9:05	9:05	—	—

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	49	536:10	10:57	396	664	37.4%	39.5%	195	299	16	27	37%	20.4	32.8	14%
Even strength	49	441:34	9:01	368	473	43.8%	46.6%	173	188	11	15	42%	15.1	17.4	20%
5v5	49	440:42	9:00	368	473	43.8%	46.6%	173	188	11	15	42%	15.1	17.4	20%
Power play	3	0:45	0:15	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Penalty kill	46	85:05	1:51	19	168	10.2%	12.4%	18	100	1	11	8%	1.2	14.2	2%
4v5	46	80:58	1:46	19	153	11.0%	13.4%	18	90	1	10	9%	1.2	11.9	2%
3v5	4	3:21	0:50	0	13	0.0%	0.0%	0	9	0	1	0%	0.0	2.1	0%
5v6, opponent net empty	12	6:57	0:35	8	17	32.0%	36.4%	4	9	4	1	80%	3.8	1.0	0%

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
2025-26Playoffs	MIN	8	1	4	5	0	0	10	10.0%	17	4	10:25
2025-26	MIN	49	5	6	11	0	16	37	13.5%	55	19	10:57
2024-25Playoffs	FLA	8	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0.0%	16	2	8:59
2024-25	FLA, SJS	62	7	7	14	-6	20	59	11.9%	107	34	10:25
2023-24	SJS	63	5	8	13	-25	12	69	7.2%	75	39	14:40
2022-23	SJS	74	14	12	26	-13	23	119	11.8%	100	45	14:44
2021-22Playoffs	COL	13	0	2	2	+2	2	9	0.0%	27	9	8:27
2021-22	COL, MIN	74	9	11	20	-7	14	101	8.9%	99	29	11:54
2020-21Playoffs	MIN	7	1	1	2	+1	0	6	16.7%	15	4	11:07
2020-21	MIN	50	11	6	17	+10	17	64	17.2%	48	26	10:51
2019-20	MIN	6	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0.0%	6	5	11:54
2018-19	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0%	3	2	12:47

Nico Sturm news

After 'dark' times last season, Nico Sturm is ready to make an impact for the Wild
The New York TimesSep 27, 2026
Nico Sturm Game Log - NHL
FOX SportsSep 25, 2026
3 Takeaways From the Wild’s 3-2 Overtime Win Over the Blackhawks
The Hockey WritersSep 20, 2026
Nico Sturm (C, F, LW) Stats, News, Rumors, Bio, Video - Minnesota
Yahoo SportsSep 19, 2026
Nico Sturm with a Goal vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Yahoo SportsSep 19, 2026
3 Minnesota Wild Players Who Shine Behind the Scenes
The Hockey WritersSep 15, 2026
Nico Sturm Stats
NHL.comSep 11, 2026
Nico Sturm Bio, Awards & Draft Info
NHL.comSep 10, 2026

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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.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Nico Sturm news