Joel Eriksson Ek Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Eriksson Ek has scored 2 times on Mackenzie Blackwood this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 11 attempts, 18.2%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Connor Hellebuyck has turned him away every time: 11 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Mackenzie Blackwood: 18.2% of his attempts against him go in.

2 goals on 11 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 2 goals against the Avalanche this season.

23 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Darcy Kuemper: 20 attempts, 1 goal.

5.0% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 88.9% of his draws against Colin Blackwell.

8 of 9 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Aatu Räty beats him on the draw: he wins only 20.0% of them.

2 of 10 faceoffs

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Jets have held him without a goal on 20 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

There is one opponent he goes looking for all night

Eriksson Ek has finished his check on MacKenzie Weegar 4 times, more than anyone.

hits delivered, from play-by-play

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Will Borgen.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Eriksson Ek has taken 341 shot attempts this season.

175 on goal, 85 missed, 62 blocked, 80th of 468 forwards

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

69.5% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

194 of 279 unblocked, 96th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

40.8% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

139 attempts, 11 goals

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 15.32 attempts an hour of ice time.

341 attempts in 1,336 minutes, 112th of 466 forwards

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

18.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

62 of 341 attempts, 112th of 468 forwards

He gets almost nothing from long range

15.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

52 long-range attempts, 343rd of 468 forwards

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

43.1% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

100 left, 147 middle, 94 right

He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range

54.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

187 attempts from inside the home plate, 190th of 468 forwards

He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most

54.8% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

187 of 341 attempts, 197th of 468 forwards

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 25.8 feet.

341 located attempts, 213th of 468 forwards

He is not converting the chances he gets

Eriksson Ek has 19 goals off 24.0 expected: 5.0 short of what the chances say.

425th of 468 forwards

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 9.8% of them go in.

4 goals on 41 attempts

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 9.8% of the shots he puts on goal.

19 goals on 194 shots, 335th of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 16.9 feet out, and the longest went in from 62.

19 goals located by coordinate

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 8.0% of his attempts.

15 goals on 187 close attempts, 267th of 468 forwards

He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it

He puts 8.72 shots on goal an hour.

65th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +16 on the season.

70th in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 1.84 times an hour.

837th most giveaways an hour

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.72 points an hour.

124th in the league

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.44 assists an hour of ice time.

155th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Eriksson Ek produces 2.29 points an hour of ice time.

164th in the league

A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

Eriksson Ek has 3 game winners this season.

19 goals in total

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 1.53 shots an hour of ice time.

745th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.85 goals an hour of ice time.

229th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

19 takeaways against 41 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.46 takeaways per giveaway

He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 49.0% of his draws.

190th in the league

He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it

He finishes 4.76 checks an hour.

377th in the league

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.44 penalty minutes an hour.

451st most penalty minutes an hour

He wins the puck back about as often as most

He takes the puck back 0.85 times an hour.

455th in the league

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 61.0% of the goals off 49.4% of the expected goals.

11.6 points of goal share above expectation

His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice

The Wild score 61.0% of the 5v5 goals with Eriksson Ek out there.

47 for, 30 against, 30th of 454 forwards

Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Wild are up 42 goals with Eriksson Ek on the ice.

102 for, 60 against, 31st of 466 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 103.7, running hot and likely to cool.

11.0% shooting and 92.6% goaltending behind him, 39th of 454 forwards

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

Short-handed he concedes 11.91 expected goals an hour.

14 goals against in 110 minutes, 153rd of 180 forwards

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 60.48 shot attempts an hour with Eriksson Ek on the ice at 5v5.

361st of 454 forwards

The power play is a real weapon with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 11.12 expected goals an hour.

39 goals in 244 minutes, 66th of 269 forwards

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.69 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

335th of 454 forwards

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Wild create 4.58 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Eriksson Ek on.

153rd of 454 forwards

His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows

51.1% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Eriksson Ek is on.

426 for, 408 against, 166th of 454 forwards

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Eriksson Ek's line owns 50.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

898 for, 897 against, 192nd of 454 forwards

The run of play is about even when he is on the ice

At 5v5 the Wild generate 49.4% of the expected goals with Eriksson Ek on the ice.

68.0 xGF to 69.5 xGA over 890 minutes, 239th of 454 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Eriksson Ek plays 19:04 a night, 56th among forwards.

1,336 minutes across 70 games

His coach puts him out for most of the power play time

He draws 3:28 of power play time a game, 30th among forwards.

18.2% of his total ice time

He is kept off the penalty kill

He draws 1:35 of penalty kill time a game, 117th among forwards.

8.2% of his total ice time

Matt Boldy is the partner who brings the best out of him

Eriksson Ek is at his best beside Boldy: 51.8% of the expected goals together against 36.8% apart.

723 minutes together, 167 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Zach Bogosian

The pairing with Bogosian is the one that costs him: 40.6% of the expected goals together, 50.7% apart.

111 minutes together, 779 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Brodin is a different player beside him: 54.9% of the expected goals with Eriksson Ek, 48.5% without him.

293 minutes together, 800 minutes apart for Brodin

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Bogosian does better away from him: 47.3% of the expected goals apart against 40.6% together.

111 minutes together, 444 minutes apart

He and Quinn Hughes are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Eriksson Ek and Hughes: 5.51 expected goals an hour.

232 minutes together at 5v5

Matt Boldy is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Boldy than anyone: 723 minutes, worth 51.8% of the expected goals.

42 goals for, 26 against together

The goals go his team's way when Jonas Brodin is out there with him

With Brodin on the ice too, the Wild have outscored opponents 21 to 7 at 5v5.

75.0% goal share over 293 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Jonas Brodin are out together

He gives up least beside Brodin: 4.12 expected goals against an hour.

293 minutes together at 5v5

Jared Spurgeon is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Spurgeon: 96.7% of the expected goals over 36 minutes.

3 goals for, 1 against together

Jake Middleton is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Middleton: 10.84 expected goals against an hour.

47 minutes together short-handed

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Boldy, Brodin, Johansson and Spurgeon: 69.2% of the expected goals over 60 minutes.

6 goals for, 1 against, 63.8% of the attempts

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Boldy, Johansson, Middleton and Spurgeon: 42.1% of the expected goals.

0 goals for, 2 against over 66 minutes

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Eriksson Ek with Boldy, Faber, Hughes and Johansson, 106 minutes at 5v5.

51.1% of the expected goals, 9 goals for and 5 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Boldy, Hughes, Kaprizov and Zuccarello: 20 goals in 104 minutes.

11.59 goals an hour, 22.5 expected

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Boldy, Brodin and Faber: 1 goal against in 25 minutes.

2.41 against an hour, 3.6 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Eriksson Ek has played 28 different five-man units at 5v5, 6 of them for real minutes.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Eriksson Ek this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

Matt Boldy is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Matt Boldy has assisted on 9 of his 19 goals, 47.4% of them.

5 primary, 4 secondary

Matt Boldy is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 12 of Matt Boldy's goals, 37.5% of his own assists.

5 primary, 7 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

46.9% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

15 primary of 32 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

10 different teammates have assisted on his 19 goals.

Boldy (9), Johansson (6), Kaprizov (5), Hughes (5)

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