Joel Nystrom #64

D · Carolina Hurricanes · Age 23 · Shoots R · 5′11″, 179 lb · Draft: 2021, round 7, 219th overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	38	8th
TOI/GP	15:11	13th
G	1	15th
A	9	27th
P	10	20th
P/60	1.04	61st
ixG	1.4	10th
G−ixG	−0.4	40th
xGF%	56.7	94th
Rel xGF%	−0.1	53rd
GS/GP	+0.43	74th
Pen ±	−2	75th

Scoring		Pctl
G	1	15th
A1	7	51st
A2	2	7th
P	10	20th
P1	8	36th
P/60	1.04	61st
5v5 P/60	1.15	80th
PPP	0	26th
SHP	0	35th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	43	19th
iCF	121	21st
iFF	63	13th
ixG	1.4	10th
ixG/60	0.15	30th
G	1	15th
G−ixG	−0.4	40th
Sh%	2.3	18th
xSh%	2.2	5th
Blk'd	58	34th
5v5 iCF/60	13.4	92nd

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	522	8th
CF%	59.5	98th
FF%	57.4	96th
xGF%	56.7	94th
GF%	59.5	91st
xGF/60	3.13	94th
xGA/60	2.39	72nd
oiSh%	9.3	44th
oiSv%	91.9	85th
PDO	101.2	74th
Rel CF%	+0.1	57th
Rel xGF%	−0.1	53rd
OZS%	60.2	91st

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	15:11	13th
EV/GP	14:01	11th
5v5/GP	13:45	13th
PP/GP	0:04	32nd
SH/GP	1:07	34th
Shifts/GP	21.8	34th
Shift	0:42	3rd
OZ	118	40th
NZ	131	12th
DZ	78	11th
OZS%	60.2	91st

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+16.2	48th
GS/GP	+0.43	74th
GS/60	+1.69	85th
Scoring	+6.8	21st
Shooting	+0.9	10th
On ice	+8.3	81st
Penalties	−0.3	69th
Faceoffs	0.0	51st
Other	+0.6	1st

Other		Pctl
Hits	10	4th
Blk	22	1st
Tk	5	4th
Gv	32	91st
PenD	1	4th
PenT	3	97th
Pen ±	−2	75th
PP min ±	−4.0	71st
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	52nd
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2025-26	Regular season	38	1	9	10	1.4	56.7	+0.43	15:11

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.7), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 38 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Alexander Nikishin	D	234:12	57.4	50.1
Jackson Blake	R	162:37	58.0	61.7
Taylor Hall	L	161:11	54.6	57.8
Logan Stankoven	C	145:17	59.4	63.6
Sebastian Aho	C	135:48	66.4	58.7
Mark Jankowski	L	134:51	55.1	59.7
Eric Robinson	L	131:16	59.3	55.0
Jordan Martinook	L	121:02	59.7	53.0

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 14	@ NYI	W 2–1	15:51	0	1	0	0.00	56	64	+1.39
Jan 24	@ OTT	W 4–1	9:40	0	0	1	0.01	45	13	−0.49
Jan 22	vs CHI	L 3–4 OT	10:43	1	0	2	0.12	55	65	+1.19
Jan 19	vs BUF	W 2–1	13:08	0	0	1	0.03	65	75	+0.68
Jan 17	@ NJD	W 4–1	12:10	0	0	1	0.05	54	61	+0.41
Jan 8	vs ANA	W 5–2	13:37	0	0	0	0.00	74	60	+0.39
Jan 6	vs DAL	W 6–3	16:17	0	0	1	0.04	52	64	+0.43
Jan 4	@ NJD	W 3–1	12:11	0	0	1	0.10	45	60	+0.69
Jan 3	vs COL	L 3–5	12:56	0	0	0	0.00	32	8	−0.93
Jan 1	vs MTL	L 5–7	14:59	0	1	0	0.02	39	20	−0.18
Dec 30	@ PIT	L 1–5	17:54	0	1	1	0.03	63	68	+1.09
Dec 29	vs NYR	W 3–2 OT	14:53	0	0	2	0.02	81	82	+1.03
Dec 27	vs DET	W 5–2	15:43	0	0	1	0.02	66	79	+1.51
Dec 23	vs FLA	L 2–5	14:33	0	1	1	0.01	54	52	+0.73
Dec 13	@ PHI	W 4–3 OT	13:49	0	1	1	0.01	75	51	+0.88
Dec 11	@ WSH	W 3–2 OT	12:05	0	0	2	0.03	69	66	+0.64
Dec 9	vs CBJ	W 4–1	11:38	0	1	0	0.03	63	46	+0.56
Dec 6	vs NSH	W 6–3	11:25	0	0	1	0.01	52	22	−0.81
Dec 4	vs TOR	L 1–5	13:21	0	0	1	0.02	61	49	−0.17
Nov 30	vs CGY	W 1–0 OT	13:29	0	0	0	0.00	86	89	+1.07
Nov 28	vs WPG	W 5–1	13:20	0	0	2	0.07	72	82	+1.11
Nov 26	vs NYR	L 2–4	14:21	0	0	1	0.02	31	36	−0.29
Nov 23	@ BUF	L 1–4	14:49	0	0	0	0.00	58	40	−0.24
Nov 21	@ WPG	W 4–3	16:44	0	0	1	0.01	38	20	−0.58
Nov 19	@ MIN	L 3–4 OT	20:31	0	0	4	0.08	73	66	+0.71
Nov 17	@ BOS	W 3–1	20:01	0	2	1	0.03	78	88	+2.75
Nov 15	vs EDM	L 3–4 OT	18:10	0	0	0	0.02	59	38	−0.73
Nov 14	vs VAN	W 4–3 OT	19:07	0	0	1	0.01	76	74	+0.71
Nov 11	vs WSH	L 1–4	14:48	0	0	0	0.00	47	31	−0.26
Nov 9	@ TOR	W 5–4	19:29	0	0	2	0.11	73	74	+1.58
Nov 8	vs BUF	W 6–3	16:23	0	1	4	0.06	68	47	+0.63
Nov 6	vs MIN	W 4–3	18:12	0	0	1	0.15	67	71	+1.13
Nov 4	@ NYR	W 3–0	15:35	0	0	2	0.03	52	31	−0.30
Nov 1	@ BOS	L 1–2	17:31	0	0	0	0.01	50	34	−0.49
Oct 30	vs NYI	W 6–2	18:23	0	0	3	0.04	65	82	+1.32
Oct 28	vs VGK	L 3–6	15:19	0	0	1	0.04	53	38	−0.13
Oct 25	@ DAL	L 2–3	17:57	0	0	1	0.05	51	49	+0.06
Oct 23	@ COL	W 5–4 OT	16:02	0	0	2	0.11	17	14	−0.89