Joel Eriksson Ek

Joel Eriksson Ek

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C · 6'3" · 207 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
0.57
P / GP
350P in 614 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.25M
Signed through 2029
Career points
350
Regular season

Joel Eriksson Ek, a center for the Minnesota Wild, is entering his age-30 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 51 points (19 goals, 32 assists) in 70 games, a 0.73 points-per-game pace, 16 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 50.3% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -6.3. HighDanger's model projects 61 points for 2026-27, in a 56 to 66 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2277262349+16281718:350.64
2022–2378233861+4442319:000.78
2023–2477303464+18602120:320.83
2024–2546141529+9221019:460.63
2025–2670193251+16321619:050.73
Career614155195350+82274900.57

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 1973rd
Assists 3282nd
Avg TOI / GP 19:0588th
Shots 19489th
PIM 3271st

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5178th
Primary points 1653rd
xGF % 50.3%53rd
xGF / 60 1.5138th
xGA / 60 1.5064th

Career journey

Rookie
2016–17 · age 20
Minnesota Wild
0.47 P/GP
15 GP · 3G · 4A
Emerging
2017–18 → 2019 · age 21–22
Minnesota Wild
0.23 P/GP
133 GP · 13G · 17A
Prime
2019–20 → 2026 · age 23–29
Minnesota Wild
0.67 P/GP
466 GP · 139G · 174A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.