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Joel Eriksson Ek's 2025-2026 season

Points
51
Swedish flag#13NHL#123
Goals
19
Swedish flag#11NHL#136
Assists
32
Swedish flag#15NHL#114
Plus/minus
+16
Swedish flag#7NHL#64
Games
70
85%
85% of 82

Centre Joel Eriksson Ek was 28 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota Wild. He played 70 of a possible 82 games and scored 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, 0.73 points per game. That was 13th among the Swedes and 123th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joel Eriksson Ek plays the 2025-2026 season for Minnesota Wild

    MINMinnesota Wild

    Joel was 28 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MIN5–0STL
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP17:40TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ7–4MIN
      L
      game 2/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP19:20TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4MIN
      W
      game 3/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP21:36TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–5DAL
      L
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG21:03TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–5WSH
      L
      game 5/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:51TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–2PHI
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–1NYR
      W
      game 7/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:38TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–4NJD
      L
      game 8/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG18:07TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      UTA6–2MIN
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG21:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS6–5MIN
      L
      game 10/826
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG21:09TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG4–3MIN
      L
      game 11/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG19:53TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–1MIN
      L
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:19TOI
      View the game
    • November 2025
    • The game
      VAN2–5MIN
      W
      game 13/828
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP18:26TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–3MIN
      W
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:21TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–4CAR
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG17:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–2NYI
      W
      game 16/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG15:34TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY0–2MIN
      W
      game 17/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG20:48TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–1MIN
      L
      game 18/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG21:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA0–2MIN
      W
      game 19/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG24:17TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VGK2–3MIN
      W
      game 20/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG24:32TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR3–4MIN
      W
      game 21/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:22TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      13
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#116
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#22NHL#216
      10
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#69
      MIN
      10-7-4W-L-OT24Points
      5th in the Central·8th in the Western Conference·13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN5–0PIT
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP16:38TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–0WPG
      W
      game 23/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–3CHI
      W
      game 24/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP23:32TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–3MIN
      W
      game 25/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG22:25TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2MIN
      L
      game 26/826
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:20TOI
      View the game
    • December 2025
    • The game
      MIN1–0EDM
      W
      game 27/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–4CGY
      L
      game 28/826
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG19:15TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–4VAN
      L
      game 29/829
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:54TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–1SEA
      W
      game 30/825
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-6SOG21:04TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL2–5MIN
      W
      game 31/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG21:34TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–3MIN
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG20:10TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6MIN
      W
      game 33/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG14:50TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–5MIN
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP17:29TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–2CBJ
      W
      game 35/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:37TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–5MIN
      W
      game 36/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:08TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL5–1MIN
      L
      game 37/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH3–2MIN
      L
      game 38/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG17:26TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–3WPG
      W
      game 39/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:45TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–2VGK
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-2SOG16:18TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–4SJS
      L
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG20:17TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      29
      points
      Swedish flag#9NHL#82
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#9NHL#104
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#8NHL#71
      MIN
      24-10-7W-L-OT55Points
      3rd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN5–2ANA
      W
      game 42/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP18:42TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–5LAK
      L
      game 43/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP23:12TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–4LAK
      L
      game 44/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG21:01TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–2SEA
      W
      game 45/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG07:57TOI
      View the game
    Injured

    Joel goes down and misses 6 games

    Undisclosed injury

    • The game
      NYI4–3MIN
      L
      game 46/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–2MIN
      L
      game 47/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG6–2MIN
      L
      game 48/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–4BUF
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN6–3TOR
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–4MTL
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4MIN
      W
      game 52/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG19:48TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–3MIN
      L
      game 53/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4MIN
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG18:40TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–4MIN
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG16:27TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN7–3EDM
      W
      game 56/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP17:01TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • February 2026
    • The game
      MTL3–4MIN
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG20:14TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN6–5NSH
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG16:57TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–2COL
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG2PPP21:12TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–5UTA
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:25TOI
      View the game
    • March 2026
    • The game
      STL3–1MIN
      L
      game 61/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–5MIN
      W
      game 62/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG18:20TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8256 of 62 played
      42
      points
      Swedish flag#9NHL#97
      17
      goals
      Swedish flag#7NHL#87
      25
      assists
      Swedish flag#15NHL#105
      MIN
      36-16-10W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Central·3rd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN4–2VGK
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG19:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN2–3COL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:34TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      UTA0–5MIN
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:18TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2MIN
      L
      game 66/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG22:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2MIN
      L
      game 67/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG18:24TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2MIN
      L
      game 68/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG18:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–3CHI
      W
      game 69/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1MIN
      L
      game 70/824
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL1–2MIN
      W
      game 71/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    Injured

    Joel goes down and misses 3 games

    Lower body

    • The game
      MIN3–6TBL
      L
      game 72/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:52TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–2FLA
      W
      game 73/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG14:25TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN3–6BOS
      L
      game 74/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:58TOI
      View the game
    • April 2026
    • The game
      VAN2–5MIN
      W
      game 75/829
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG15:56TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–1OTT
      W
      game 76/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG17:50TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN5–4DET
      W
      game 77/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG19:11TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      SEA2–5MIN
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG13:09TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN4–5DAL
      L
      game 79/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG18:10TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–2NSH
      L
      game 80/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    Injured

    Joel goes down and misses 3 games

    Rest

    • The game
      MIN3–6STL
      L
      game 81/826
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–3MIN
      W
      game 82/825
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Joel Eriksson Ek closes the 2025-2026 season with 51 points

    MINMinnesota Wild
    Points
    51
    #13NHL#123
    Games
    70of 82
    85%
    Goals
    19
    #11NHL#136
    Assists
    32
    #15NHL#114
    P/GP
    0.73
    #12NHL#115
    +/-
    +16
    #7NHL#64
    Events
    5×
    First star
    6×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota Wild are in the playoffs

    First round

    Minnesota Wild meet Dallas Stars

    MINvsDAL
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    Swedes on Dallas Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MIN6–1DAL
      W
      5
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP19:05TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Minnesota Wildlead1–0againstDallas Stars
    • Game 2
      MIN2–4DAL
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG21:35TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Minnesota Wildare1–1withDallas Stars
    • Game 3
      DAL4–3MIN
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG32:44TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Dallas Starslead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      DAL2–3MIN
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG28:44TOI
      View the game
    • Minnesota Wildare2–2withDallas Stars
    • Game 5
      MIN4–2DAL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:16TOI
      View the game
    • Minnesota Wildlead3–2againstDallas Stars
    • Game 6
      DAL2–5MIN
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG20:00TOI
      View the game
    First round

    Minnesota Wild knock Dallas Stars out 4–2

    MIN4–2DAL
    Advance
    6Games5Points3Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Injured

    Joel goes down and misses 7 games

    Heel

    Second round

    Minnesota Wild meet Colorado Avalanche

    MINvsCOL
    Swedes on Minnesota Wild
    Swedes on Colorado Avalanche
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MIN6–9COL
      L
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead1–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 2
      MIN2–5COL
      L
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–0againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 3
      COL1–5MIN
      W
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead2–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 4
      COL5–2MIN
      L
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead3–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 5
      MIN3–4COL
      L
      3
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead4–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 6
      COL0–0MIN
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    • Colorado Avalanchelead4–1againstMinnesota Wild
    • Game 7
      MIN0–0COL
      His night
      Out injured
      View the game
    Second round

    Colorado Avalanche knock Minnesota Wild out 4–1

    MIN1–4COL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Joel Eriksson Ek ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 5 points

    MINMinnesota Wild
    Points
    5
    #6NHL#88
    Games
    6
    Goals
    3
    #5NHL#46
    Assists
    2
    #7NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    +7
    #2NHL#19
    Events
    1×
    Third star
    3 points
    best game
    DAL4–2→COL1–4