Joel Eriksson Ek
Minnesota Wild · C · #14- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 207 lb
- Age
- 29
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Karlstad, SWE
- Draft
- 2015 MIN · R1 #20
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 41 GP tracked · 13h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 976 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.25M
cap hit
$7.61M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joel Eriksson Ek | 80 | Two-Way Force | 51 P · 70 GP | $5.25M | $7.61M | A+$2.4M | this player |
 Mikael Granlund | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 58 GP | $7.00M | $7.28M | C+$0.3M | 87% |
 Frank Nazar | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 66 GP | $0.95M | $5.99M | A++$5.0M | 84% |
 Brock Nelson | 84 | Top-Six Threat | 65 P · 81 GP | $7.50M | $9.00M | B+$1.5M | 84% |
 Kyle Palmieri | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 18 P · 25 GP | $4.75M | $7.61M | A+$2.9M | 83% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Matt Boldy · 21 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Joel’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NYR
0P
0G 0A
vs NYR 03-14
0G 0A · 5 shots · 18:24 TOI
vs TOR
0P
0G 0A
vs TOR 03-15
0G 0A · 4 shots · 18:47 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 03-24
0G 0A · 3 shots · 19:52 TOI
@ FLA
1P
1G 0A
@ FLA 03-26
1G 0A · 5 shots · 14:25 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:58 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 15:56 TOI
@ OTT
1P
0G 1A
@ OTT 04-04
0G 1A · 3 shots · 17:50 TOI
@ DET
1P
0G 1A
@ DET 04-05
0G 1A · 0 shots · 19:11 TOI
vs SEA
3P
1G 2A
vs SEA 04-07
1G 2A · 3 shots · 13:09 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-09
0G 0A · 6 shots · 18:10 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 11 of 19 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 22 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 58 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 56 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 9 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 16 |
| Career | 1 team | 614 | 155 | 195 | 350 | 82 |