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Nico Sturm

Position	Center	Current Team	Florida Panthers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'3"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	209	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	30 (May 3, 1995)	Expiry Status
Drafted	Undrafted

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 6, 2025	Florida Panthers	Acquired from San Jose Sharks
Mar 6, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Traded to Florida Panthers
Feb 23, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Activated from IR
Jan 24, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Placed on IR
Nov 25, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Activated from IR
Nov 18, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Placed on IR
Jul 13, 2022	San Jose Sharks	Signed 3 years @ $2.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 5, 2020	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 16, 2019	Minnesota Wild	Signed 1 year @ $874K AAV starting in 2019-20
Apr 1, 2019	Minnesota Wild	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2018-19	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	12:47
2019-20	MIN	6	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0.0	11:54	2	1		1	-1		1	100.0	11:09
2020-21	MIN	50	11	6	17	+10	17	64	17.2	10:51	7	1	1	2	+1		6	16.7	11:07
2021-22	MIN	53	9	8	17	-5	8	73	12.3	11:33
2021-22	COL	21	0	3	3	-2	6	28	0.0	12:48	13		2	2	+2	2	9	0.0	8:27
2022-23	SJS	74	14	12	26	-13	23	119	11.8	14:44
2023-24	SJS	63	5	8	13	-25	12	69	7.2	14:40
2024-25	SJS	47	7	6	13	-4	13	38	18.4	10:08
2024-25	FLA	15	0	1	1	-2	7	21	0.0	11:18	8				-3		3	0.0	8:59
Career		331	46	46	92	-39	86	421	10.9	12:38	30	2	3	5	-1	2	19	10.5	9:23

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2018-19	MIN	2	23:18	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.43	-1.43	0.00	7.91	-7.91	0.00	0.00
2019-20	MIN	6	64:53	0.00	1.85	1.85	0.20	-0.20	0.00	10.88	-10.88	0.00	0.00
2020-21	MIN	50	465:10	1.16	0.77	1.93	0.84	0.32	15.00	10.82	4.18	8.11	9.46
2021-22	MIN	53	502:22	0.48	0.60	1.07	0.68	-0.21	6.56	9.40	-2.84	7.41	9.88
2021-22	COL	21	231:34	0.00	0.78	0.78	0.46	-0.46	0.00	7.47	-7.47	0.00	3.45
2021-22	COL, MIN	74	733:56	0.33	0.65	0.98	0.62	-0.29	4.71	8.86	-4.15	5.45	8.18
2022-23	SJS	74	845:49	0.85	0.85	1.70	0.66	0.19	12.00	9.27	2.73	3.62	4.35
2023-24	SJS	63	728:22	0.16	0.49	0.66	0.52	-0.35	3.51	10.97	-7.46	4.71	7.06
2024-25	SJS	47	420:34	0.86	0.86	1.71	0.62	0.23	17.14	12.44	4.70	1.82	9.09
2024-25	FLA	15	142:40	0.00	0.42	0.42	0.77	-0.77	0.00	9.65	-9.65	3.70	3.70
2024-25	FLA, SJS	62	563:14	0.64	0.75	1.38	0.66	-0.02	11.11	11.46	-0.35	2.44	7.32

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2018-19	MIN	2	23:18	54.08	0.00	2.62	43.78	0.00	2.64	-	49.78	0.99	-1.31	20.63
2019-20	MIN	6	64:53	33.29	2.77	1.74	32.37	0.92	1.55	75.00	52.86	-0.87	-1.19	4.06
2020-21	MIN	50	465:10	37.92	3.22	2.51	41.40	2.19	2.09	59.52	54.60	0.24	-0.16	4.26
2021-22	MIN	53	502:22	43.95	1.91	2.56	44.43	3.11	2.59	38.10	49.74	0.02	0.30	-2.88
2021-22	COL	21	231:34	38.35	2.07	2.05	42.49	2.33	2.24	47.06	47.88	-0.80	-0.51	-3.16
2021-22	COL, MIN	74	733:56	42.18	1.96	2.40	43.82	2.86	2.48	40.68	49.22	-0.23	0.06	-2.89
2022-23	SJS	74	845:49	39.44	2.62	2.54	43.91	3.19	2.79	45.12	47.67	-0.25	0.03	-2.62
2023-24	SJS	63	728:22	36.25	1.65	2.01	47.70	3.30	3.00	33.33	40.13	-0.07	-0.03	-0.60
2024-25	SJS	47	420:34	38.09	2.14	2.08	44.51	2.71	2.76	44.12	42.92	-0.09	-0.04	-0.71
2024-25	FLA	15	142:40	50.47	0.84	2.83	45.00	1.26	2.39	40.00	54.26	0.33	0.07	2.29
2024-25	FLA, SJS	62	563:14	41.23	1.81	2.27	44.64	2.34	2.67	43.59	45.96	0.02	-0.02	0.34

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	74	22.9	0.9	4.6	4.9	93.8	44.1	12.5	29.7	57.8	42.6	18.3	39.1
2022-23	74	22.8	1.0	9.8	10.0	87.1	44.6	21.2	34.1	44.7	42.8	19.0	38.2
2023-24	63	22.6	0.7	9.4	9.7	85.2	16.6	12.3	45.6	42.1	45.9	17.7	36.4
2024-25	62	22.4	0.8	9.7	9.9	87.4	54.2	7.9	39.5	52.6	41.1	18.5	40.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Grundstrom, C	Dellandrea, T	SJS	84:36	1.42	2.13	40.00	2.52	3.25	43.61	0.19	0.49	-2.11
2024-25	Goodrow, B	Dellandrea, T	SJS	46:00	1.30	2.61	33.33	1.90	1.93	49.59	-0.25	-0.75	5.06
2024-25	Greer, A	Gadjovich, J	FLA	39:27	3.04	1.52	66.67	1.40	3.57	28.11	-1.06	1.33	-24.20
2024-25	Goodrow, B	Kunin, L	SJS	30:49	1.95	3.89	33.33	2.36	2.66	47.04	0.21	-0.13	3.48
2024-25	Kunin, L	Grundstrom, C	SJS	26:54	2.23	2.23	50.00	1.92	1.55	55.35	-0.18	-1.40	13.77
2023-24	Bailey, J	Bordeleau, T	SJS	53:49	2.23	4.46	33.33	2.63	2.37	52.58	0.60	-0.48	11.05
2023-24	Kunin, L	Eklund, W	SJS	45:00	5.33	1.33	80.00	2.08	3.22	39.19	-0.08	0.23	-2.76
2023-24	Hoffman, M	Zadina, F	SJS	40:44	2.95	0.00	100.00	1.84	4.42	29.38	-0.20	1.63	-12.87
2023-24	Labanc, K	Zadina, F	SJS	31:54	0.00	7.52	0.00	2.09	2.52	45.36	-0.01	-0.53	4.62
2023-24	Bailey, J	Labanc, K	SJS	26:48	2.24	6.72	25.00	1.28	3.14	28.87	-1.46	0.42	-21.30
2023-24	Smith, G	Zetterlund, F	SJS	23:58	0.00	2.50	0.00	2.77	0.98	73.81	0.88	-2.38	37.81
2023-24	Hoffman, M	Bordeleau, T	SJS	23:08	0.00	0.00	-	2.84	3.30	46.21	0.82	0.30	5.99
2022-23	Svechnikov, E	Gregor, N	SJS	89:35	2.68	5.36	33.33	3.01	3.05	49.72	0.23	0.23	-0.02
2022-23	Bonino, N	Kunin, L	SJS	77:38	3.09	4.64	40.00	1.97	2.66	42.54	-0.85	0.14	-10.25
2022-23	Bonino, N	Svechnikov, E	SJS	63:41	2.83	2.83	50.00	2.97	1.53	66.01	0.03	-1.14	13.65
2022-23	Bonino, N	Gregor, N	SJS	63:25	2.84	1.89	60.00	2.76	2.99	47.96	-0.00	0.36	-3.21
2022-23	Labanc, K	Svechnikov, E	SJS	43:58	1.36	1.36	50.00	2.15	2.34	47.94	-0.47	-0.49	-0.23
2022-23	Gregor, N	Zetterlund, F	SJS	38:30	3.12	4.68	40.00	2.37	4.47	34.67	-0.21	1.29	-10.13
2022-23	Labanc, K	Gregor, N	SJS	34:55	8.59	1.72	83.33	3.40	3.09	52.39	0.91	0.14	6.61
2022-23	Svechnikov, E	Gadjovich, J	SJS	33:18	5.41	5.41	50.00	2.75	2.90	48.64	-0.29	0.23	-4.58
2022-23	Bonino, N	Lindblom, O	SJS	30:33	7.86	5.89	57.14	2.51	3.88	39.29	-0.70	1.23	-15.56
2022-23	Lindblom, O	Gregor, N	SJS	30:28	0.00	3.94	0.00	2.36	2.05	53.56	-0.58	-0.85	3.19
2022-23	Svechnikov, E	Zetterlund, F	SJS	22:49	0.00	5.26	0.00	3.63	4.77	43.24	1.24	1.43	1.55
2022-23	Lindblom, O	Kunin, L	SJS	21:44	0.00	2.76	0.00	1.27	2.39	34.72	-1.23	-0.27	-13.69
2021-22	Bjugstad, N	Duhaime, B	MIN	179:35	2.00	2.34	46.15	2.69	2.95	47.67	0.12	0.56	-4.17
2021-22	Aube-Kubel, N	Newhook, A	COL	69:38	4.31	0.86	83.33	2.51	2.70	48.15	-0.23	-0.10	-1.35
2021-22	Duhaime, B	Dewar, C	MIN	53:52	0.00	1.11	0.00	2.78	2.60	51.64	0.17	0.30	-1.48
2021-22	Hartman, R	Duhaime, B	MIN	29:37	6.08	0.00	100.00	1.85	2.82	39.59	-1.12	0.72	-19.03
2021-22	Compher, J	Newhook, A	COL	25:34	0.00	4.69	0.00	2.00	1.54	56.52	-0.51	-0.97	6.51
2021-22	Pitlick, R	Duhaime, B	MIN	24:55	4.82	12.04	28.57	2.93	3.37	46.50	0.74	1.11	-2.79
2021-22	Rask, V	Dewar, C	MIN	23:30	2.55	0.00	100.00	2.06	0.71	74.37	-0.38	-1.29	19.45
2021-22	Cogliano, A	Helm, D	COL	22:41	2.65	0.00	100.00	1.50	2.24	40.17	-1.14	0.53	-20.59
2021-22	Cogliano, A	Helm, D	COL	21:08	0.00	5.68	0.00	2.76	2.53	52.13	-0.38	-0.46	0.93
2021-22	Bjugstad, N	Shaw, M	MIN	20:28	0.00	5.86	0.00	3.40	3.09	52.39	1.22	0.32	8.26
2020-21	Bonino, N	Bjugstad, N	MIN	115:53	4.14	1.55	72.73	2.98	1.62	64.86	0.74	-0.73	16.01
2020-21	Parise, Z	Bonino, N	MIN	89:35	4.69	2.68	63.64	2.13	2.20	49.22	0.07	0.08	-0.13
2020-21	Bonino, N	Bjugstad, N	MIN	35:43	1.68	0.00	100.00	1.44	2.04	41.33	-0.43	-0.48	-1.25
2020-21	Bonino, N	Rau, K	MIN	30:44	1.95	0.00	100.00	2.51	1.98	55.91	0.05	-0.02	0.75
2020-21	Bjugstad, N	Hartman, R	MIN	21:33	0.00	0.00	-	3.57	0.89	80.09	1.18	-1.33	28.15
2020-21	Bonino, N	Johnson, L	MIN	20:25	2.94	5.88	33.33	1.69	2.62	39.26	-0.56	0.19	-8.82
2019-20	Greenway, J	Kunin, L	MIN	48:04	3.74	0.00	100.00	1.45	1.29	53.00	-1.43	-1.25	-0.17

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	27	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2023-24	28	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2024-25	29	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.42

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000

Signed: Oct 5, 2020

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.89

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	24		$874,125	$874,125	-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$70,000	10.2(c)
Total					-	-	$874,125	$874,125	$70,000

Signed: July 16, 2019

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.07

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23		$423,500	$423,500	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total					-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000

Signed: Apr 1, 2019

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: -

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Note: This is a one year contract signed after the start of the season resulting in the elevated cap hit.

*Age is as of September 15