GRIT & GF
Nico Sturm

Minnesota Wild, Centre

Nico Sturm

  • Heavy
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 3 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
9:02
2 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
39.2
share of chances while he's on

Nico Sturm has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 3 games for the Minnesota Wild in 2026–27, with 2 shots on goal and 9:02 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 23.5 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

23.5050100
Rated above 6% of forwards
Goals above average
−2.1
Wins
−0.35
Physicality10thGF19thIntimidation34thChemistry36thClutch21th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.44, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 6% of 531 rated players

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Chemistry

−0.34 SD · 36th percentile · weight 13% · −0.9 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.-0.1036th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.175628th pct

Percentiles are against 531 rated forwards in 2025-26, on 514 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at COL

    Sunday, March 8

    Drought over

    Nico Sturm scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 4 goals this season. The Wild fell 3-2 to the Avalanche in a shootout.

  2. at CHI

    Wednesday, November 26

    Drought over

    Nico Sturm scored for the first time in 24 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Wild beat the Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game9:02
    2
  • Points per 600.00
    4
  • Goals per 600.00
    11
  • Individual xG per 600.27
    3
  • Shots per 604.4
    20

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.82
    13
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.80
    29
  • xGF%39.2%
    13

Physical

  • Hits per 6011.1
    85
  • Blocks per 602.2
    49
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed20.4 mph
    7
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    3
  • Distance skated4 mi
    6

Shooting

  • Hardest shot9.8 mph
    1
  • Shots on goal2
    11
  • Shooting %0.0%
    13

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time32.2%
    0
  • Offensive zone time, even strength34.0%
    0

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Michael McCarron, Yakov Trenin312:3415–120.5–0.40–155%
Marcus Foligno, Michael McCarron13:321–60.0–0.20–00%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 2 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.501.00
03-0810-12

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27300020.19:025139.2
2025–26495611378.010:57552148.8
2024–25627714595.910:251073845.8
2023–24635813697.014:40754938.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-123:200000.00000
2026-10-1012:510010.02300
2026-10-0810:560010.10210
2026-05-1312:540220.02210
2026-05-118:251030.47210
2026-05-098:450010.00200
2026-05-0512:430000.00300
2026-05-0311:150020.03010
2026-04-308:590100.00400
2026-04-2511:200120.02110
2026-04-229:000000.00300
2026-04-1413:560001.00000
2026-04-1311:130020.39302
2026-04-1110:200000.16000
2026-03-2112:300010.37302
2026-03-1911:121010.05010
2026-03-1711:390000.00110
2026-03-157:490010.04200
2026-03-148:260010.00210
2026-03-087:471010.16210