NHL Value Model· 2026-27

Joel Nystrom

Joel Nystrom
D · Bottom-Pair DAge 24FairUFA · Year 1 of 438 GP
Values based on 2025-26 production, 0 games into 2026-27.
Contract AAV
$1.2M
Predicted value
$1.6M
Delta
+$0.4M
29%
Production
38GP
10Pts
0.26PPG
actual season totals
Performance

Percentile rank vs D cohort

Where this player sits in the distribution of every active defenseman across the league.

Points/Game
50
Points/60 min
63
Goals/60 min
31
TOI/Game (min)
19
PP Points
0
Shots
50
Games Played
21

Season production

actual (38 GP)
per 82
Goals
1
2
Assists
9
19
Points
10
22
Shots
43
93
PP Points
0
0
PIM
6
13
+/-
6
13
Points/Game
0.26
TOI/Game
15.2 min
Shooting %
2.3%
Goals/60
0.10
Points/60
1.04

Similar players

NHL VALUE MODEL

Every value here reflects what the league is actually paying for similar players.

Entry-level players look like big bargains, that's just how their contracts work. Unsigned and free-agent players don't have a value gap yet. And every stat is projected out to a full 82-game season.

Data: NHL API + PuckPediaModel: Comps-based weighted AAVLast refresh: Jul 6, 2026, 8:04 AM