Nico Sturm
Minnesota Wild · #78 · Center · age 31 · 6'3" · 209 lb · shoots LBorn 🇩🇪 Augsburg, DEU · Undrafted
PLAYMAKER100% of points are assists this season
2 points in 10 games — 325th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
15HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 32% of forwards · average forward 27
92ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 52 after the game against VGK, 15 now — still hotter than 32% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 15 · −32 over these 10 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 3 | 8 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.6% | — |
| Plus/minus | 0 | +0.5 | −0.2 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 11:18 | 10:22 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9:22 | 15 |
| Oct 29 | vs NYI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10:04 | 15 |
| Oct 27 | @ UTA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 15 |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:28 | 17 |
| Oct 24 | @ SEA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:21 | 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.
Points325th of 424 forwards2leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals348th of 424 forwards0leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots373rd of 424 forwards6leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus117th of 424 forwards+1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game378th of 424 forwards10:22leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Sturm this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 16 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 26 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MIN | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 | +1 |
| 2025–26 | MIN | 49 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.22 | 0 |
| 2024–25 |  FLA | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | −2 |
| 2024–25 |  SJS | 47 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.28 | −4 |
| 2023–24 | SJS | 63 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.21 | −25 |
| 2022–23 · best | SJS | 74 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 0.35 | −13 |
| 2021–22 |  COL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.14 | −2 |
| 2021–22 | MIN | 53 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.32 | −5 |
| 2020–21 | MIN | 50 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.34 | +10 |
| 2019–20 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | +2 |
| 2018–19 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |