PuckSleuthCap hit
$5.25M
5.0% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$2.623M
vs. $7.873M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
20:20
PP 5:44 · PK 1:38
xGF%
76.0
5v5, +25.8 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.34
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
10 W · 12 L
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 0 · Hits 1
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ NSH · W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:20 | 5:44 | 1:38 | 10-12 | — | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.34 |
| Apr 30 vs DAL · W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20:00 | 2:42 | 0:31 | 15-9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | +2 | -0.47 |
| Apr 28 @ DAL · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20:16 | 3:56 | 3:13 | 10-10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.47 |
| Apr 25 vs DAL · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28:44 | 5:39 | 0:46 | 11-16 | 50 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.66 |
| Apr 22 vs DAL · OTL 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32:44 | 10:06 | 4:34 | 27-13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | +1 | +0.97 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 883 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
59th percentile
50th percentile
52nd percentile
57th percentile
82nd percentile
56th percentile
93rd percentile
75th percentile
21st percentile
89th percentile
11th percentile
28th percentile
91st percentile
24th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play stylePlaymaking puck manager
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Eriksson Ek shoots frequently and controls the puck at an elite level, creating scoring chances with volume and precision. His defensive instincts lag behind his offensive skill, and he struggles to generate consistent positive impact away from the play.
- Shooting volume
- 91
- Playmaking
- 65
- Zone entries(est.)
- 73
- Forechecking
- 58
- Physicality
- 47
- Defensive impact
- 35
- Puck management
- 86
- Speed
- 56
Where he shoots from
Slot 54% · Mid-range 30% · Perimeter 16%(279 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite puck management in 86th percentile drives possession and chance creation
- 91st percentile shooting volume generates scoring chances through sheer volume
- Efficient zone entries in 73rd percentile sustain offensive pressure
Watch-outs
- Defensive impact ranks just 35th, limiting his two-way value
- Physicality in 47th percentile means limited net-front presence and board play
- Speed in 56th percentile restricts high-end transition playmaking
Similar style: Auston Matthews (TOR), Seth Jarvis
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 70 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.7 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Power play
- +0.9
- Penalty kill
- -0.6
- Finishing
- -4.1
- Playmaking
- -0.3
- Penalties
- +0.6
- Faceoffs
- -0.3
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:20 | — | -0.34 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +16 | 194 | 19:05 | 49.0% | -0.05 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +9 | 140 | 19:46 | 47.1% | -0.06 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | +18 | 267 | 20:32 | 49.7% | -0.03 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +4 | 247 | 19:00 | 49.4% | -0.06 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 29, forwards typically produce 89% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.4 mph
- 61st pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 95
- Hardest shot
- 91.4 mph
- 89th pct
- Distance
- 200.0 mi
- OZ time
- 44.4%
- 78th pct
- DZ time
- 38.7%