Joel Eriksson Ek
Minnesota Wild · #14 · Center · age 29 · 6'3" · 207 lb · shoots LBorn 🇸🇪 Karlstad, SWE · Drafted 2015 · Rd 1 #20
SCORER0.88 points/game with a assist-leaning mix
14 points in 16 games — 39th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
62HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↑ +19hotter than 93% of forwards · average forward 27
72ENERGY · MODERATEaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 31 to 62 in his last 5 games — hotter than 93% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 62 · +55 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
7 points and 3 goals in 5 games — 1.6× his usual pace, and 2.7× what an average forward scores in 5 games. He's shooting 18% in this stretch against 9% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Assists | 4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shots | 17 | 17 | 8 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shooting % | 17.6% | 9.3% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | +3.1 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:41 | 20:06 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 19:33 | 62 |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 17:12 | 43 |
| Oct 27 | @ UTA | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 21:21 | 41 |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 20:10 | 41 |
| Oct 24 | @ SEA | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 15:08 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points39th of 424 forwards14leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals61st of 424 forwards5leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists31st of 424 forwards9leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots6th of 424 forwards54leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points29th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus9th of 424 forwards+10leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game34th of 424 forwards20:06leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (97th), plus/minus (96th), ice time (92nd). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Eriksson Ek this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 72 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 64 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MIN | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.88 | +10 |
| 2025–26 | MIN | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 0.73 | +16 |
| 2024–25 | MIN | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0.63 | +9 |
| 2023–24 · best | MIN | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 0.83 | +18 |
| 2022–23 | MIN | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 0.78 | +4 |
| 2021–22 | MIN | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 0.64 | +16 |
| 2020–21 | MIN | 56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 0.54 | +16 |
| 2019–20 | MIN | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0.47 | +7 |
| 2018–19 | MIN | 58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.24 | −7 |
| 2017–18 | MIN | 75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.21 | +2 |
| 2016–17 | MIN | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.47 | +1 |