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Joel Eriksson Ek

#14

C · 6'3", 207 lb · 29 years old · Shoots left · Karlstad, SWE

Drafted 2015 · MIN · round 1 · #20 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 20	@EDM	1	0	1	8	0	22:45
Oct 18	CBJ	0	1	1	2	0	21:18
Oct 15	STL	0	2	2	3	-1	23:12
Oct 13	@WPG	0	0	0	3	+2	18:16
Oct 12	VGK	1	0	1	3	+2	21:23

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 604.09236th

Blocks / 601.17307th

Takeaways / 600.87177th

Giveaways / 602.34154th

Faceoff win %52.4%107th

Penalty minutes6326th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Minnesota Wild	10	2	5	7	+6	33	6.1	20:30
2025-26	Minnesota Wild	70	19	32	51	+16	194	9.8	19:05
2024-25	Minnesota Wild	46	14	15	29	+9	140	10.0	19:46
2023-24	Minnesota Wild	77	30	34	64	+18	267	11.2	20:32
2022-23	Minnesota Wild	78	23	38	61	+4	247	9.3	19:00
2021-22	Minnesota Wild	77	26	23	49	+16	223	11.7	18:35
2020-21	Minnesota Wild	56	19	11	30	+16	119	16.0	17:03
2019-20	Minnesota Wild	62	8	21	29	+7	102	7.8	15:43
2018-19	Minnesota Wild	58	7	7	14	-7	111	6.3	13:30
2017-18	Minnesota Wild	75	6	10	16	+2	124	4.8	12:47
2016-17	Minnesota Wild	15	3	4	7	+1	15	20.0	10:37
Career		623	156	200	356	+88	1567	9.9	17:15

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2025-26	OG	Sweden	5	1	1	2
2024-25	4 Nations	Sweden	3	1	1	2
2023-24	WC	Sweden	10	7	2	9
2023-24	EHT	Sweden	2	0	0	0
2018-19	AHL	Iowa Wild	9	4	5	9
2017-18	AHL	Iowa Wild	8	3	5	8
2016-17	AHL	Iowa Wild	1	1	0	1
2016-17	Champions HL	Färjestad BK	2	0	0	0
2016-17	SHL	Färjestad BK	26	8	8	16
2016-17	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	6	3	9
2016-17	EHT	Sweden	6	1	2	3
2016-17	WC	Sweden	10	1	2	3
2015-16	SHL	Färjestad BK	41	9	6	15
2015-16	Champions HL	Färjestad BK	6	0	0	0
2015-16	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	1	1	2
2014-15	Swe-Jr.	Farjestad Jr.	25	21	11	32
2014-15	Sweden	Farjestad	34	4	2	6
2013-14	Swe-U18	Farjestad U18	33	22	18	40
2013-14	Swe-Jr.	Farjestad Jr.	13	2	2	4
2012-13	Swe-U18	Farjestad U18	26	1	6	7
2011-12	TV-Pucken	Värmland 2	8	2	2	4
2011-12	U16 SM	Färjestad BK U16	6	1	1	2

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