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Joel Eriksson Ek

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 207 lb
Born: Jan 29, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Karlstad, Sweden
Draft: 2015, MIN, round 1, 20th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 20; MIN
TOI: 396; 19:48 a game
CF%: 62.3; 516–312
xGF%: 69.2; 39.5–17.6
GF%: 75.0; 36–12

2026-27 individual

G: 6
A1: 6
A2: 5
P: 17
iSF: 64
Sh%: 9.4
ixG: 12.07
G−ixG: -6.07

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	9.4	10.7	-1.4	13.3
On-ice Sh%	13.8	11.9	+2.0	11.7
PDO	105.9	101.7	+4.2	100.3
G−ixG	-6.07	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.4. Within what chance gives: at the 10.9% expected of him, his 64 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts56.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net35.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 396 min.

His attempts

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Excluding 2 empty-net attempts (1 goal): 94 unblocked · 63 SOG · 5 G · 11.17 ixG. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	47	33	3	9.1	20.6
High slot	11	4	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	20	15	1	6.7	9.9
Point and perimeter	16	11	1	9.1	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 MIN	MIN	62	974	43.3	45.8	45.5	-7.6	34.39	41.23	10.1	90.4	100.5
2020-21 MIN	MIN	56	955	47.1	53.8	53.4	+2.1	46.81	40.91	11.2	90.5	101.6
2021-22 MIN	MIN	77	1431	53.7	56.7	54.8	+6.2	86.37	71.13	11.7	89.1	100.9
2022-23 MIN	MIN	78	1482	53.1	57.9	57.0	+8.3	98.57	74.30	11.2	90.5	101.8
2023-24 MIN	MIN	77	1581	55.2	58.4	56.8	+9.9	109.69	83.30	12.5	88.4	100.9
2024-25 MIN	MIN	46	909	53.2	57.0	55.2	+8.0	55.04	44.72	11.1	90.6	101.7
2025-26 MIN	MIN	70	1336	54.5	63.0	56.0	+7.5	86.87	68.13	13.8	90.1	103.9
2026-27 MIN	MIN	20	396	62.3	75.0	69.2	+22.5	39.50	17.62	13.8	92.1	105.9
Total MIN	MIN	486	9063	52.8	57.8	55.8	+6.7	557.24	441.34	12.0	89.9	101.9

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Eriksson Ek without	Without Eriksson Ek	With	Eriksson Ek without	Without Eriksson Ek	With	Eriksson Ek without	Without Eriksson Ek	With	Eriksson Ek without	Without Eriksson Ek
BoldyMatt Boldy LW	253	22*	43*	60.7 15.3–9.9	46.6* 1.0–1.2	57.0* 1.7–1.3	59.0 284–197	47.9* 23–25	49.3* 36–37	89.5 17–2	100.0* 2–0	75.0* 3–1
KaprizovKirill Kaprizov LW	225	50	93	62.0 14.2–8.7	47.2 +14.8	48.4 +13.6	60.1 262–174	48.4 +11.7	44.9 +15.2	100.0 16–0	60.0 3–2	37.5 3–5
HughesQuinn Hughes D	197	78	250	63.4 12.9–7.5	48.4 +15.0	53.2 +10.2	61.7 240–149	47.9 +13.8	52.4 +9.3	92.9 13–1	85.7 6–1	47.6 10–11
BrodinJonas Brodin D	143	133	228	59.4 8.9–6.1	59.8 -0.5	49.6 +9.8	58.9 155–108	57.1 +1.8	49.5 +9.4	87.5 7–1	92.3 12–1	40.0 6–9
SpurgeonJared Spurgeon D	64	212	104	63.2 3.8–2.2	58.6 +4.7	61.7 +1.5	59.1 81–56	57.7 +1.5	55.8 +3.3	83.3 5–1	93.3 14–1	60.0 3–2
MäättäOlli Määttä D	59	216	198	61.8 3.2–2.0	59.0 +2.7	43.7 +18.1	55.9 57–45	58.5 -2.7	42.7 +13.1	100.0 7–0	85.7 12–2	55.6 5–4

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 16 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 @ MTL · W 2-1 OT	@ MTL	W 2-1 OT	43.8	50.0	27.3	17	0.55	1.46	14.3	88.9	103.2
2026-11-07 vs TBL · L 3-4 OT	vs TBL	L 3-4 OT	48.6	60.0	43.4	19	0.93	1.22	23.1	80.0	103.1
2026-11-06 vs SJS · W 4-1	vs SJS	W 4-1	61.4	100.0	65.8	19	1.44	0.75	26.7	100.0	126.7
2026-11-03 @ PHI · W 4-2	@ PHI	W 4-2	52.5	100.0	55.8	19	1.36	1.08	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-11-01 @ WSH · W 5-1	@ WSH	W 5-1	63.8	100.0	75.7	20	2.56	0.82	15.4	100.0	115.4
2026-10-29 vs NYI · L 3-4 OT	vs NYI	L 3-4 OT	61.3	66.7	61.6	17	1.01	0.63	22.2	87.5	109.7
2026-10-27 @ UTA · W 3-1	@ UTA	W 3-1	49.0	66.7	56.0	21	1.50	1.18	18.2	90.9	109.1
2026-10-25 @ VAN · W 4-2	@ VAN	W 4-2	66.7	100.0	81.9	20	2.09	0.46	23.1	100.0	123.1
2026-10-24 @ SEA · W 5-1	@ SEA	W 5-1	73.5	100.0	89.2	15	2.52	0.30	18.2	100.0	118.2
2026-10-22 @ CGY · L 1-2	@ CGY	L 1-2	75.9	–	72.0	23	2.72	1.06	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-20 @ EDM · L 3-4 OT	@ EDM	L 3-4 OT	64.7	25.0	65.2	23	4.00	2.13	5.9	75.0	80.9
2026-10-18 vs CBJ · W 2-1	vs CBJ	W 2-1	77.8	100.0	90.1	21	2.68	0.29	5.9	100.0	105.9
2026-10-15 vs STL · W 5-4	vs STL	W 5-4	68.9	40.0	70.5	23	3.21	1.34	9.1	75.0	84.1
2026-10-13 @ WPG · L 2-5	@ WPG	L 2-5	66.7	100.0	81.3	18	1.25	0.29	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-12 vs VGK · W 4-2	vs VGK	W 4-2	63.4	100.0	79.7	21	3.11	0.79	21.4	100.0	121.4
2026-10-10 @ FLA · W 4-1	@ FLA	W 4-1	60.0	100.0	77.2	18	1.91	0.57	30.0	100.0	130.0
2026-10-08 @ TBL · L 2-3	@ TBL	L 2-3	61.0	–	59.2	21	1.12	0.77	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-06 @ BUF · L 2-3 OT	@ BUF	L 2-3 OT	48.6	0.0	31.4	20	0.45	0.99	0.0	90.0	90.0
2026-10-03 vs BOS · W 4-1	vs BOS	W 4-1	53.8	100.0	77.5	18	2.82	0.82	18.2	100.0	118.2
2026-10-01 @ NSH · W 3-1	@ NSH	W 3-1	72.3	100.0	77.0	20	2.26	0.68	5.9	100.0	105.9