Joel Nystrom headshot

D · CAR · #64

Joel Nystrom

Height
HT 5'11"
Weight
WT 178 lbs
Birth date
May 14, 2002 (age 24)
Bio
SWE · Shoots R

He ranks D193 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Prime production window for a skater.

Dynasty Value Score

268

#495 overall · D152 of 272

2025–26 scoring

52.7 pts

38 GP · 1.4 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

77.5 pts

54.2 games · 1.4 PPG

2.9 G · 12.8 A · 15.8 P · 15:11 TOI · 0:03 PP · 2.5 xG

Projection range

65.9–85.3

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2615:110:0344.7%11.821.3 mph
2026–27Proj15:110:0344.7%2.92.521.3 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0204060801002025: 52.7 FP5320252026 projection: 77.5 FP782026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj54.277.51.415:110:032.912.815.8——61.314.331.44.38.62.51.4
2025–263852.71.415:110:03191000431022661.81

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Joel Nystrom's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Nystrom's Dynasty Value Score?
Nystrom scores 268 out of 10,000 (#495 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Nystrom's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 77.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 54.2 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.