Minnesota Wild

Nico Sturm

Center#78

Key facts

Age: 31
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 94 kg
Number: #78
Born: 3/5/1995
Birthplace: Augsburg, GER
Debut: 2019
Position: Center
College: Clarkson
Experience: 7th Season

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Career stats

Regular Season

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	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SPCT	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI/G	PROD
20-21 MIN	50	11	6	17	10	17	17.2	0	0	2	10:50	31:53
21-22 COL	21	0	3	3	-2	6	0.0	0	0	0	12:48	89:37
21-22 MIN	53	9	8	17	-5	8	12.3	1	1	0	11:32	36:00
21-22	74	9	11	20	-7	14	8.9	1	1	0	11:54	44:02
22-23 SJ	74	14	12	26	-13	23	11.8	0	1	1	14:43	41:55
23-24 SJ	63	5	8	13	-25	12	7.2	0	1	0	14:39	71:02
24-25 SJ	47	7	6	13	-4	13	18.4	0	1	1	10:07	36:37
24-25 FLA	15	0	1	1	-2	7	0.0	0	0	0	11:17	169:27
24-25	62	7	7	14	-6	20	11.9	0	1	1	10:24	46:06
25-26 MIN	49	5	6	11	0	16	13.5	0	1	0	10:56	48:44
26-27 MIN	13	0	2	2	1	2	0.0	0	0	0	10:33	68:34
Career	393	51	54	105	-38	104	11.0	1	5	4	12:20	629:33

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 NHLMinnesota Wild	12	2	5	104.9	793.3	15	29	7	0	28	1	2	1	0.4	164	19.1	6	6	1	124.4
2025-26 NHLMinnesota Wild	57	10	23	523.1	2965.1	188	224	22	6	72	8	16	0	0.8	855	95.6	27	47	10	619.5
2024-25 NHLFlorida Panthers / San Jose Sharks	72	8	37	637.2	4086.6	217	287	23	7	125	7	20	-11	4.4	1,098	97.3	30	65	7	739.0
2023-24 NHLSan Jose Sharks	63	8	39	784.4	3813.7	330	497	18	5	74	5	12	-25	11.8	1,324	127.3	35	69	21	923.5
2022-23 NHLSan Jose Sharks	74	12	45	894.1	4085.7	390	490	19	14	100	10	23	-13	55.0	1,599	140.9	45	119	40	1090.1
2021-22 NHLColorado Avalanche / Minnesota Wild	90	13	39	891.1	4387.4	314	333	18	10	131	8	16	-4	7.3	1,518	133.8	33	121	13	1032.3
2020-21 NHLMinnesota Wild	57	7	30	545.1	1836.8	73	74	10	12	63	7	17	11	1.8	852	73.2	16	70	14	620.0
2019-20 NHLMinnesota Wild	8	2	5	87.8	370.2	24	27	2	1	9	0	0	1	0.0	140	5.8	4	3	1	93.7
2018-19 NHLMinnesota Wild	2	0	2	23.9	54.3	12	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.2	37	1.4	0	7	0	25.6
Career9 seasons	435	62	225	4491.5	22393.1	1,563	1,966	119	55	605	46	106	-40	81.8	7,587	694.6	196	507	107	5268.1

Game log, 2026-27 NHL

Game
7 Nov v San Jose SharksW 4-1 7 Nov	0	2	8.4	33.3	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	15	1.9	1	0	0	10.3
4 Nov @ Philadelphia FlyersW 4-2 4 Nov	0	0	8.8	100	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.6	0	0	0	10.4
2 Nov @ Washington CapitalsW 5-1 2 Nov	1	0	8.9	40	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	0.4	13	0	1	0	0	9.4
30 Oct v New York IslandersL 3-4 30 Oct	0	0	9.2	100	0	1	1	5	0	0	-1	0	13	0.9	0	0	0	10.1
28 Oct @ Utah MammothW 3-1 28 Oct	0	0	10.2	100	0	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	17	1.0	1	0	0	11.3
26 Oct @ Vancouver CanucksW 4-2 26 Oct	0	1	11.6	50	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	14	0.9	1	3	0	12.5
25 Oct @ Seattle KrakenW 5-1 25 Oct	0	1	11.3	40	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	16	2.0	1	1	0	13.3
23 Oct @ Calgary FlamesL 1-2 23 Oct	1	0	7.8	50	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	15	2.1	0	0	1	9.9
21 Oct @ Edmonton OilersL 3-4 21 Oct	0	0	8.9	33.3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.2	1	0	0	10.2
13 Oct v Vegas Golden KnightsW 4-2 13 Oct	0	0	3.3	66.7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3.3
11 Oct @ Florida PanthersW 4-1 11 Oct	0	0	7.7	100	0	9	0	3	0	0	1	0	19	5.1	0	1	0	12.8
9 Oct @ Tampa Bay LightningL 2-3 9 Oct	0	1	8.6	80	1	4	0	2	0	0	-1	0	13	2.3	0	1	0	10.9

Recent games

Nov '268
v Tampa Bay Lightning
0.0 SPCT · 12:46 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
L 4-3 OT
Nov '267
v San Jose Sharks
0.0 SPCT · 10:19 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
W 4-1
Nov '264
@ Philadelphia Flyers
0.0 SPCT · 10:25 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
W 4-2
Nov '262
@ Washington Capitals
1 A · 1 PTS · 1 +/- · 0.0 SPCT · 9:22 TOI/G
W 5-1
Oct '2630
v New York Islanders
-1 +/- · 0.0 SPCT · 10:04 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
L 4-3 OT
Oct '2628
@ Utah Mammoth
2 PIM · 0.0 SPCT · 11:15 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
W 3-1
Oct '2626
@ Vancouver Canucks
3 S · 0.0 SPCT · 12:28 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
W 4-2
Oct '2625
@ Seattle Kraken
1 S · 0.0 SPCT · 13:21 TOI/G · 0:00 PROD
W 5-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, NHL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 96 of 222	222	0.1	0.5	10.2	50.7	3.7	4.5	0.3	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.2	17.3	1.6	0.4	1.2	0.2	11.9
HomeHome or away · won 101 of 213	213	0.2	0.5	10.5	52.3	3.5	4.5	0.3	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.3	-0.1	0.2	17.6	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.3	12.3
LossesResult	238	0.1	0.5	10.3	53.4	3.7	4.9	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.1	0.2	-0.4	0.2	17.6	1.6	0.4	1.1	0.2	12.2
WinsResult	197	0.2	0.5	10.3	49.2	3.4	4.1	0.3	0.2	1.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	17.3	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.2	12.0
Regular seasonStage · won 197 of 435	435	0.1	0.5	10.3	51.5	3.6	4.5	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.2	17.4	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.2	12.1
Vegas Golden KnightsOpponent · won 13 of 31	31	0.2	0.5	10.0	44.0	2.6	3.3	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.1	0.3	-0.1	0.1	16.5	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.4	11.4
Colorado AvalancheOpponent · won 7 of 26	26	0.1	0.7	9.5	47.2	2.9	3.8	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	-0.3	0.0	16.7	1.9	0.3	0.9	0.2	11.3
Anaheim DucksOpponent · won 14 of 24	24	0.3	0.5	10.8	49.7	2.6	3.9	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.3	17.8	1.4	0.7	1.6	0.3	12.5
St. Louis BluesOpponent · won 9 of 22	22	0.1	0.3	10.1	45.6	2.8	4.4	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.6	-0.2	0.2	16.4	1.1	0.3	1.3	0.2	11.5
Tampa Bay LightningOpponent · won 12 of 22	22	0.1	0.5	8.7	51.2	3.2	3.7	0.2	0.0	2.3	0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.2	16.9	1.8	0.4	0.7	0.3	10.6
Los Angeles KingsOpponent · won 11 of 19	19	0.2	0.6	10.2	54.3	2.8	4.2	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	16.6	1.5	0.4	1.1	0.2	11.8
Winnipeg JetsOpponent · won 8 of 18	18	0.2	0.6	10.4	50.1	4.6	5.0	0.3	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	-0.2	0.1	17.6	1.9	0.3	0.7	0.3	12.4
Calgary FlamesOpponent · won 4 of 16	16	0.2	0.9	10.4	52.2	4.6	5.5	0.3	0.1	1.6	0.3	0.9	0.3	0.2	17.4	1.3	0.7	1.3	0.4	12.0
Dallas StarsOpponent · won 7 of 16	16	0.4	0.3	11.0	53.4	3.8	3.9	0.3	0.1	1.8	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.4	18.9	1.7	0.9	1.3	0.3	13.0
Arizona CoyotesOpponent · won 13 of 15	15	0.3	0.3	10.1	32.4	3.2	2.9	0.3	0.2	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.2	16.3	1.7	0.3	1.2	0.3	12.1
Chicago BlackhawksOpponent · won 8 of 15	15	0.2	0.6	10.0	45.8	3.7	3.5	0.4	0.3	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	16.3	1.6	0.3	1.1	0.4	12.0
Edmonton OilersOpponent · won 7 of 15	15	0.1	0.7	11.1	62.7	4.0	6.5	0.6	0.1	1.3	0.1	0.1	-0.5	0.5	18.2	1.7	0.3	1.0	0.5	13.3
Nashville PredatorsOpponent · won 5 of 15	15	0.1	0.6	10.1	50.5	2.9	4.2	0.3	0.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0	17.7	1.8	0.5	1.3	0.0	11.9
Seattle KrakenOpponent · won 9 of 13	13	0.2	0.2	11.3	52.8	4.4	4.9	0.2	0.1	1.5	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	18.8	2.0	0.5	1.1	0.2	13.3
Vancouver CanucksOpponent · won 3 of 13	13	0.0	0.9	10.8	44.2	4.4	4.2	0.1	0.2	1.5	0.1	0.3	-0.9	0.1	18.1	1.5	0.6	1.2	0.2	12.3
San Jose SharksOpponent · won 8 of 12	12	0.0	0.3	10.7	55.3	2.0	3.1	0.3	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	16.5	1.4	0.5	0.9	0.1	12.1
Minnesota WildOpponent · won 2 of 10	10	0.0	0.4	11.0	66.3	3.4	5.2	0.1	0.2	0.9	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.6	19.0	1.9	0.1	1.7	0.2	13.5
New York IslandersOpponent · won 2 of 10	10	0.2	0.4	11.6	62.0	4.5	6.6	0.5	0.1	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	18.8	1.4	0.1	1.6	0.2	13.0
Washington CapitalsOpponent · won 6 of 10	10	0.3	0.4	11.5	52.8	4.6	5.6	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.1	19.1	1.7	0.9	1.0	0.2	13.3
Boston BruinsOpponent · won 2 of 9	9	0.1	0.3	11.7	44.9	5.7	5.0	0.2	0.1	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	20.3	1.4	0.3	1.4	0.3	13.9
Buffalo SabresOpponent · won 4 of 9	9	0.0	0.6	10.3	64.2	4.2	6.6	0.2	0.1	1.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.2	17.1	1.5	0.4	1.3	0.1	12.1
Florida PanthersOpponent · won 1 of 9	9	0.0	0.9	9.6	50.8	3.9	5.4	0.2	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.3	17.3	2.3	0.4	1.6	0.3	12.3
Montreal CanadiensOpponent · won 2 of 9	9	0.2	0.7	9.0	51.7	4.0	4.0	0.4	0.2	1.3	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.1	15.0	1.2	0.2	1.1	0.4	10.2
New Jersey DevilsOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	0.0	0.6	11.2	64.7	3.9	6.0	0.1	0.3	1.7	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	18.9	1.5	0.1	1.2	0.3	12.9
Philadelphia FlyersOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	0.0	0.4	9.9	75.1	3.1	5.1	0.1	0.1	2.0	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.3	17.4	1.7	0.6	1.7	0.0	11.9
Toronto Maple LeafsOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	0.1	0.3	8.4	35.4	4.6	2.9	0.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.2	16.7	2.2	0.6	0.8	0.0	10.8
Carolina HurricanesOpponent · won 2 of 8	8	0.1	0.8	10.0	53.5	3.1	5.5	0.8	0.0	2.0	0.4	0.8	-0.1	0.1	16.6	1.8	0.5	1.0	0.0	11.9
Columbus Blue JacketsOpponent · won 3 of 8	8	0.1	0.5	11.4	58.1	4.4	6.6	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	18.5	1.4	1.3	1.8	0.4	12.9
Detroit Red WingsOpponent · won 6 of 8	8	0.0	0.3	10.7	46.0	5.4	4.8	0.1	0.4	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	17.4	1.4	0.4	1.5	0.1	12.2
Pittsburgh PenguinsOpponent · won 5 of 8	8	0.1	0.4	11.9	54.1	5.9	7.3	0.3	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.3	20.3	1.6	0.4	1.5	0.3	13.9
New York RangersOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	0.1	0.6	10.6	54.3	3.1	5.0	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.1	18.3	1.3	0.6	1.3	0.4	12.0
Ottawa SenatorsOpponent · won 3 of 6	6	0.2	0.7	10.1	68.0	3.8	5.7	0.7	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	17.3	1.9	0.7	1.7	0.0	12.1
Utah Hockey ClubOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	1.3	7.8	44.8	3.3	2.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	-1.0	0.0	14.0	1.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	9.7
Utah MammothOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	9.5	75.0	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	-0.5	0.0	17.5	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.5	11.2
SAP Center at San JoseGround · won 28 of 99	99	0.1	0.6	11.7	59.8	4.1	6.1	0.4	0.1	1.1	0.1	0.3	-0.3	0.4	19.9	1.7	0.6	1.3	0.4	13.8
Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulGround · won 59 of 94	94	0.2	0.5	9.6	46.6	2.6	2.9	0.2	0.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15.5	1.5	0.4	1.0	0.2	11.2
Ball Arena, DenverGround · won 16 of 31	31	0.2	0.5	9.8	46.0	3.3	3.9	0.2	0.1	1.7	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	17.2	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.3	11.3
T-Mobile Arena, Las VegasGround · won 7 of 18	18	0.2	0.4	10.1	51.5	2.7	3.9	0.2	0.2	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	16.4	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.2	11.3
Amerant Bank Arena, SunriseGround · won 7 of 15	15	0.0	0.7	9.4	50.8	4.0	5.7	0.3	0.0	2.2	0.1	0.1	-0.2	0.1	17.2	2.1	0.4	1.5	0.2	11.6
Benchmark International Arena, TampaGround · won 6 of 12	12	0.1	0.7	8.7	47.9	3.4	4.2	0.1	0.0	2.3	0.3	0.9	-0.3	0.2	17.7	1.9	0.4	0.6	0.4	10.9
Rogers Place, EdmontonGround · won 4 of 12	12	0.1	0.7	10.2	52.6	3.8	5.0	0.4	0.1	1.5	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.3	17.6	1.5	0.5	0.8	0.3	12.0
Canada Life Centre, WinnipegGround · won 4 of 11	11	0.1	0.6	10.4	50.3	4.5	4.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.2	-0.5	0.0	17.5	2.0	0.4	0.7	0.3	12.4
crypto.com Arena, Los AngelesGround · won 5 of 11	11	0.2	0.5	10.8	57.2	3.3	4.8	0.4	0.1	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	16.8	1.5	0.3	0.9	0.1	12.4
Honda Center, AnaheimGround · won 6 of 11	11	0.0	0.5	10.3	42.0	3.0	4.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	17.4	1.7	0.6	2.2	0.1	12.1
Scotiabank Saddledome, CalgaryGround · won 2 of 9	9	0.2	1.1	10.8	54.2	5.3	5.9	0.2	0.1	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.0	17.7	1.3	0.4	1.3	0.2	12.1
Climate Pledge Arena, SeattleGround · won 6 of 8	8	0.1	0.3	10.4	52.3	3.5	3.8	0.3	0.1	1.9	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0	17.5	2.1	0.4	1.0	0.0	12.5
Enterprise Center, St. LouisGround · won 2 of 8	8	0.3	0.3	11.0	30.3	3.4	4.8	0.4	0.3	1.6	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	17.4	1.2	0.4	1.6	0.4	12.3
United Center, ChicagoGround · won 5 of 8	8	0.0	0.6	10.2	44.2	3.9	3.1	0.4	0.3	1.6	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.3	16.0	1.6	0.3	1.3	0.0	12.1
American Airlines Center, DallasGround · won 1 of 6	6	0.3	0.5	11.5	48.2	4.5	3.5	0.2	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.6	20.5	2.0	0.7	1.3	0.2	14.1
Bridgestone Arena, NashvilleGround · won 3 of 6	6	0.0	0.8	10.7	41.2	3.0	3.8	0.2	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.0	18.0	2.0	0.5	0.8	0.0	12.7
Desert Diamond Arena, GlendaleGround · won 5 of 6	6	0.3	0.3	10.2	24.8	3.3	1.8	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.0	14.3	1.2	0.3	0.7	0.0	11.4
Rogers Arena, VancouverGround · won 2 of 6	6	0.0	0.7	10.7	43.4	5.3	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	-1.3	0.0	17.0	1.6	0.7	2.0	0.2	12.4
Scotiabank Arena, TorontoGround · won 3 of 6	6	0.2	0.5	7.6	32.6	4.3	2.8	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0	16.2	2.2	0.7	0.8	0.0	9.8
Capital One Arena, WashingtonGround · won 3 of 5	5	0.4	0.2	10.5	53.3	4.0	5.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	18.0	1.6	1.0	0.8	0.4	12.3
Nationwide Arena, ColumbusGround · won 2 of 5	5	0.2	0.2	11.0	52.2	4.2	5.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	17.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	0.2	12.2