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Nico Sturm

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Last game:October 23, 2026(2d ago)1 PTS · 0G · 1A@Calgary Flames

Next match:October 25, 2026(tonight)@Seattle Kraken

Nico Sturm has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Minnesota Wild. He is 31 years old (born in 1995), is originally from Augsburg, is 191 cm tall and weighs 95 kg. He has previously played for Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers. Sturm has put up 104 points in 385 games, 51 goals and 53 assists, an average of 0.27 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 26 points in 74 games.

BirthplaceAugsburg, DEUBorn1995 (31 years)Height191 cmWeight95 kgShootsLNHLSeason 9 in the NHL

DEBUT April 5, 2019(7y ago)vsBoston BruinsCONTRACT $2,000,000/yr (≈ 1 655 595 kr/month, 19 867 136 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#494NHL F#345

Goals

NHL#429NHL F#329

Assists

NHL#400NHL F#275

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

45%

5 of 11

games

Point pace

17P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#203NHL F#125

Ice time/game

9:25

NHL#734NHL F#424

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs10 playoff points5mo ago

Career50 career goals7mo ago

Next up

100 career goals

51 now · target 100

49left

SeasonMatch season best: 26 points25 away

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Season

Match season best: 26 points25 away

Match season best: 14 goals14 away

Match season best: 12 assists11 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

10 playoff points5mo ago

5 playoff assists5mo ago

25 playoff games1y ago

10 playoff games4y ago

First playoff point6y ago

First playoff goal6y ago

Career

100 career goals49 away

100 career assists47 away

250 career points146 away

500 NHL games115 away

50 career goals7mo ago

100 career points9mo ago

50 career assists10mo ago

250 NHL games2y ago

50 career points3y ago

25 career goals3y ago

100 NHL games4y ago

First NHL goal5y ago

First NHL point6y ago

Compared with the NHL

Nico Sturm hits more often than about 66% of all forwards.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.23

Bottom 23%Nico Sturm scores points more often than 22% of NHL forwards (104 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.56

Lower halfNico Sturm scores goals more often than 29% of NHL forwards (136 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.67

Bottom 23%Nico Sturm records assists more often than 23% of NHL forwards (108 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.14

Bottom 10%Nico Sturm shoots more often than 9% of NHL forwards (42 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

6.15

Upper halfNico Sturm hits more often than 66% of NHL forwards (313 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

2.13

Upper halfNico Sturm blocks more shots than 57% of NHL forwards (271 of 476)

+/−

Upper halfNico Sturm has a higher +/− than 55% of NHL forwards (264 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Nico Sturm's whole career

Stats

Games played

385

Points

104

Points per game

0.27

Goals

Assists

+/-

-38

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP

Career timelineRead Nico Sturm's whole career

Teams player has played for

MINMinnesota WildCurrent

Seasons

2025–26 to 2026–27

Since NOV 23 · 2 seasons

PTS

FLAFlorida Panthers

Seasons

2024–25

MAR 8–APR 15

PTS

SJSSan Jose Sharks

Seasons

2022–23 to 2024–25

OCT 7–MAR 4 · 3 seasons

PTS

184

COLColorado Avalanche

Seasons

2021–22

MAR 18–APR 29

PTS

MINMinnesota Wild

Seasons

2018–19 to 2021–22

APR 4–MAR 10 · 4 seasons

PTS

111

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