Minnesota Wild · #14 · Center

Joel Eriksson Ek

Age29Ht6'3"Wt207 lbShootsLeftBornKarlstad, SWE

2026-27 regular season

14GP

11P

20:21TOI

Next game

Sun Nov 1, 8:30 PM · Capital One Arena

Washington CapitalsRoad game · 2 days off

WSH defense (2025-26)10th in goals allowed2.98 goals a game, 28.1 shots against

His games vs WSH4 G, 5 A in 8 GP2.4 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 29, via @krashboard

Line 1He plays C

Kirill KaprizovLW

Matt BoldyRW

PP unit 1He plays PP2

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 219 centers with 3+ games.

GP14

P11

+/-+8

SOG47

S%8.5%

PPP5

Blk5

PIM8

TOI/GP20:21

FO%51.3%

G/GP76th

0.29

A/GP83rd

0.50

P/GP82nd

0.79

SOG/GP97th

3.36

HIT/GP57th

1.29

BLK/GP29th

0.36

TOI93rd

20:21

PPP/GP89th

0.36

P/6071st

2.32

G/6064th

0.84

SOG/6095th

9.9

HDC/6099th

8.64

ixG/6099th

1.54

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 602.32

Shots / 609.9

Attempts / 6018.3

HD chances / 608.64

ixG7.3-3.3 goals vs expected

PP shot share17%28 of 162 attempts

Primary points64%7 of 11

Where his attempts come from

High danger41 att, 2 G57%

Medium danger13 att, 0 G18%

Low danger18 att, 2 G25%

Production by strength

Even6 P, 58 att55%

Power play5 P, 28 att45%

Shorthanded0 P, 1 att0%

Ice time

Season average20:21

Last 10 games20:30steady

Last 5 games20:32steady

Shifts a game19.6

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 3.5 needs 4 shots on goal.

Line

Last 560%3 of 5, avg 4.4

Last 1030%3 of 10, avg 3.6

Last 2029%4 of 14, avg 3.4

Season29%4 of 14, avg 3.4

Home0%0 of 4, avg 2.5

Away40%4 of 10, avg 3.7

vs WSH13%1 of 8, avg 2.4

Best priceOdds soon

Over 3.5--

Under 3.5--

Shots prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Shots o3.5
All games	14	4	7	11	0.79	3.36	1.29	0.36	20:21	29%4/14
Venue
Home	4	1	4	5	1.25	2.50	2.50	0.25	20:55	0%0/4
Away	10	3	3	6	0.60	3.70	0.80	0.40	20:07	40%4/10
Rest
Back-to-back	2	0	1	1	0.50	4.00	2.00	1.00	19:13	50%1/2
1 day off	9	4	5	9	1.00	3.78	1.11	0.22	20:29	33%3/9
2+ days off	2	0	1	1	0.50	1.00	1.50	0.50	20:52	0%0/2
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	9	3	7	10	1.11	3.00	1.67	0.22	19:52	22%2/9
In losses	5	1	0	1	0.20	4.00	0.60	0.60	21:11	40%2/5

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

14 games. The shots column is marked against over 3.5.

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	PPP	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
TueOct 27	@UTA	W 3-1	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	-1	2	21:21	21
SunOct 25B2B	@VAN	W 4-2	0	1	1	5	3	0	1	+1	0	20:10	17
SatOct 24	@SEA	W 5-1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	+2	0	15:08	16
ThuOct 22	@CGY	L 1-2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	23:14	20
TueOct 20	@EDM	L 3-4 OT	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	22:45	25
SunOct 18	CBJ	W 2-1	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	21:18	18
ThuOct 15	STL	W 5-4	0	2	2	3	4	0	1	-1	0	23:12	22
TueOct 13B2B	@WPG	L 2-5	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	+2	0	18:16	19
MonOct 12	VGK	W 4-2	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	+2	0	21:23	20
SatOct 10	@FLA	W 4-1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	+2	6	18:12	18
ThuOct 8	@TBL	L 2-3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	21:16	20
TueOct 6	@BUF	L 2-3 OT	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	20:26	23
SatOct 3	BOS	W 4-1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	+1	0	17:47	18
ThuOct 1	@NSH	W 3-1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	+1	0	20:20	18
14 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			4	7	11	47	18	5	5	+8	8	20:21	19.6