Joel Eriksson Ek

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• Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Adds insurance tally

  3D ago •

  Eriksson Ek scored a goal, doled out two hits, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Avalanche. Eriksson Ek gave the Wild a 7-3 lead with his third-period goal. The Swede is up to four points in his last six games. He's recorded 20 points, 83 shots on net, 64 hits, 32 blocks and a plus-10 rating through 38 contests overall.

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• Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Earns pair of points in win

  7D ago •

  Eriksson Ek scored a goal on three shots, dished a power-play assist and added six hits in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Golden Knights. Eriksson Ek was instrumental to the Wild's comeback Saturday. He set up Kirill Kaprizov's equalizer at 6:13 of the third period, then scored on a rebound a minute later for the lead. Eriksson Ek's six hits also led the team. The 24-year-old Swede has produced 12 goals, 19 points, 80 shots on net, 60 hits and a plus-11 rating through 36 contests.

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• Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Busts slump with assist

  12D ago •

  Eriksson Ek posted an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Sharks. Eriksson Ek snapped his six-game point drought with a helper on Nick Bonino's first-period tally. The 24-year-old Eriksson Ek hasn't had a great March with just five points in 15 appearances. He's picked up 17 points, 72 blocked shots, 50 hits and a plus-10 rating in 33 contests this year, but his recent performance has trended in the wrong direction.

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• Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Pots first goals in March

  03/11/2021 •

  Eriksson Ek scored twice on four shots Wednesday in a 4-3 win over Vegas. He also won eight of 13 faceoffs (61.6 percent). Eriksson Ek opened the scoring just 19 seconds into the game, intercepting an errant Vegas pass in the left faceoff circle and whipping a quick shot past Marc-Andre Fleury. He added his second goal six minutes into the middle frame, crashing the net to jam home his own rebound and give the Wild a 3-1 cushion. The outburst broke a five-game goal drought for the 24-year-old, who has lit the lamp a career-high 10 times in 24 contests.

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• Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Scores in second straight

  02/28/2021 •

  Eriksson Ek collected a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against the Kings. Eriksson Ek opened the scoring 14:17 into the first period, tapping a bouncing puck past Los Angeles netminder Cal Petersen. It was Eriksson Ek's second straight game with a goal and gave him eight on the year, already tying his 2019-20 output that required 62 games. He also boasts a solid plus-10 rating and has rewarded astute fantasy managers who drafted him or grabbed him off early season waivers.

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