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Minnesota Wild

Nico Sturm

#78Center6'3"207 lb

0.0 in 3 days
2025-26 regular season
49
GP
5
G
6
A
11
P
37
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
L4
Nick FolignoMarcus 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

Usage: 11 games, 10:32 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.

PPLine44444443▲4▼440m3m7m10m13mMar 28Apr 4Apr 7Apr 11Apr 14Apr 20Apr 25Apr 30May 5May 11
  • 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

Shot map, OPP at MIN: 85 attempts, 47 on goal, 6 goals, 6.80 expected goals; best chance Nico Sturm at 0.94 xG.

  • 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 12.3 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold

Last 20 games: -29. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

13.5%
98.4
68.8%
G vs xG
5 / 6.1
  • • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
Goals against expected goals
02468-1.1goals below expected-0.5σ11/234/14
  • 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.

Fantasy box score

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

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

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

MethodLeaders
−0.027
Season net
−0.20xG

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

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

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

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.95
Attempts
7
0.078

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

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

MethodLeaders
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.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
37 shots on goal, 5 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
High Slot19%7%1
R Circle3%12%0
Center Point0%9%0
Outside L11%4%0
L Point0%5%0
R Net Side8%3%0
L Circle8%13%2

How the goals happened

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

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
May 11, 2026 vs COLPoint shot—018.6—
Mar 19, 2026 vs CHIRushcarry058.6—
Mar 8, 2026 @ COLOdd-man rushcarry065.01-on-0
Jan 2, 2026 @ ANAOdd-man rushloose067.43-on-2
Dec 20, 2025 vs EDMOdd-man rushcarry1*27.32-on-0
Nov 26, 2025 @ CHIDeflectioncarry4*28.3deflection
Mar 4, 2025 @ BUFRushcarry054.4—
Feb 27, 2025 @ MTLReboundcarry037.1rebound
Jan 14, 2025 @ DETRushloose1*43.8—
Nov 25, 2024 vs LAKOdd-man rushpass251.51-on-0
Nov 10, 2024 @ NJDRushloose08.1—
Nov 2, 2024 vs VANRebound—058.1rebound
Oct 26, 2024 @ VGKRushcarry042.3—
Mar 3, 2024 @ MINOdd-man rushcarry055.92-on-1
Feb 27, 2024 vs NJDDeflectioncarry112.83-on-2, rebound
Jan 23, 2024 vs NYRRushcarry024.2—
Dec 7, 2023 @ DETOdd-man rushcarry029.03-on-2
Dec 7, 2023 @ DETDeflectionloose2*44.9one-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

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Sturm apartCF% mate apart
Marcus FolignoLW29201:2739%43.4%53% (8-7)29.1% 70:4644.1% 103:03
Yakov TreninC37187:5337%45.0%54% (7-6)48.5% 158:3340.8% 228:33
Brock FaberD52159:0731%42.4%31% (5-11)43.3% 312:2251.0% 927:46
Jake MiddletonD49151:4730%46.0%43% (3-4)42.2% 290:1744.8% 561:11
Jared SpurgeonD53146:3628%44.0%67% (6-3)42.9% 333:0947.7% 692:48
Quinn HughesD44130:1725%46.5%38% (5-8)39.2% 260:0952.6% 891:28
Jonas BrodinD33114:0722%39.1%50% (4-4)47.1% 194:5450.2% 464:53
Zach BogosianD35112:2622%47.1%43% (3-4)43.5% 207:0645.9% 359:23
Vinnie HinostrozaC1795:0818%37.9%60% (3-2)33.8% 41:1552.1% 49:39
Tyler PitlickC1689:3817%43.2%40% (2-3)38.8% 54:1025.8% 29:23
Daemon HuntD2683:0416%33.8%50% (1-1)44.5% 156:3341.7% 218:13
Nick FolignoLW1473:1214%38.8%50% (4-4)47.2% 48:3052.1% 62:09
Vladimir TarasenkoRW1660:5412%45.8%33% (1-2)40.3% 96:1840.8% 134:47
Michael McCarronC856:1211%52.4%40% (2-3)48.0% 13:1151.0% 28:23

Linemate and opposition quality

2025-26 · 5v5 · 441 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards

48.9%

teammates' average xGF%

42nd percentile · higher = stronger linemates

28.4%

opponents' average ice-time share

30th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes

Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.

QoT averages the season xGF% of Sturm's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Sturm's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.

Game log

57 games in 2025-26, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
May 13PO@ COLOTL 3-4022+1202164%12:5411:32—0:44
May 11POvs COLL 2-51010302133%8:257:22—1:03
May 9POvs COLW 5-1000010200%8:457:11—1:34
May 5PO@ COLL 2-50000003033%12:439:25—3:09
May 3PO@ COLL 6-9000-2200157%11:1510:18—0:57
Apr 30POvs DALW 5-2011+1004020%8:598:09—0:50
Apr 25POvs DALW 3-2011+12011100%11:2011:160:04—
Apr 22POvs DALOTL 3-4000-1003050%9:008:38—0:22
Apr 14vs ANAW 3-2000-1000086%13:5610:39—1:06
Apr 13@ STLL 3-6000022300%11:139:12—2:01
Apr 11@ NSHL 1-20000000067%10:209:27—0:53
Mar 21vs DALW 2-10000123050%12:309:57—2:33
Mar 19vs CHIL 1-2101+110010%11:128:26—2:31
Mar 17@ CHIW 4-30000001175%11:399:50—1:49
Mar 15vs TORL 2-4000-1102050%7:496:35—1:14
Mar 14vs NYRL 2-4000-11021100%8:267:24—1:02
Mar 8@ COLOTL 2-3101+11021100%7:475:390:012:07
Mar 6@ VGKW 4-2000+1000040%10:5910:04—0:55
Mar 3vs TBLW 5-10000004040%10:067:37—2:24
Mar 1vs STLL 1-30000021050%9:059:05——

Season splits by strength

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

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations49536:1010:5739666437.4%39.5%195299162737%20.432.814%
Even strength49441:349:0136847343.8%46.6%173188111542%15.117.420%
5v549440:429:0036847343.8%46.6%173188111542%15.117.420%
Power play30:450:1500——0000—0.00.0—
Penalty kill4685:051:511916810.2%12.4%181001118%1.214.22%
4v54680:581:461915311.0%13.4%18901109%1.211.92%
3v543:210:500130.0%0.0%09010%0.02.10%
5v6, opponent net empty126:570:3581732.0%36.4%494180%3.81.00%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2025-26PlayoffsMIN8145001010.0%17410:25
2025-26MIN4956110163713.5%551910:57
2024-25PlayoffsFLA8000-3030.0%1628:59
2024-25FLA, SJS627714-6205911.9%1073410:25
2023-24SJS635813-2512697.2%753914:40
2022-23SJS74141226-132311911.8%1004514:44
2021-22PlayoffsCOL13022+2290.0%2798:27
2021-22COL, MIN7491120-7141018.9%992911:54
2020-21PlayoffsMIN7112+10616.7%15411:07
2020-21MIN5011617+10176417.2%482610:51
2019-20MIN6022+2020.0%6511:54
2018-19MIN20000070.0%3212:47

Nico Sturm news

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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.