C · MIN · #78
Nico Sturm
- Height
- HT 6'3"
- Weight
- WT 209 lbs
- Birth date
- May 3, 1995 (age 31)
- Bio
- DEU · Shoots L
He ranks C189 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
3
#760 overall · C194 of 251
2025–26 scoring
59.3 pts
49 GP · 1.2 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
84.4 pts
63.9 games · 1.3 PPG
6.2 G · 7.7 A · 13.9 P · 11:36 TOI · 0:04 PP · 6.2 xG
Projection range
71.8–92.9
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.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 10:57 | 0:01 | 36.6% | 5 | 3.9 | 22.4 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 11:36 | 0:04 | 37.1% | 6.2 | 6.2 | 22.4 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 63.9 | 84.4 | 1.3 | 11:36 | 0:04 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 13.9 | — | 1.1 | 57.4 | 85.6 | 31.6 | -3.9 | 18.8 | 317.1 | 6.2 | 27.9 |
| 2025–26 | 49 | 59.3 | 1.2 | 10:57 | 0:01 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 205 | 3.9 | 20 |
| 2024–25 | 62 | 90.0 | 1.5 | 10:25 | 0:03 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 107 | 34 | -6 | 20 | 248 | 6.1 | 27 |
| 2023–24 | 63 | 78.6 | 1.2 | 14:40 | 0:11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 75 | 39 | -25 | 12 | 497 | 7.8 | 31 |
| 2022–23 | 74 | 144.8 | 2.0 | 14:44 | 0:45 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 100 | 45 | -13 | 23 | 491 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 74 | 118.2 | 1.6 | 11:54 | 0:03 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 99 | 29 | -7 | 14 | 312 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 50 | 94.0 | 1.9 | 10:51 | 0:02 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 48 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 69 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 6 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 11:54 | 0:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 12:47 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Nico Sturm'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 Sturm's Dynasty Value Score?
- Sturm scores 3 out of 10,000 (#760 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 Sturm's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 84.4 NHL-standard fantasy points over 63.935 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.