Joel Ward played 11 seasons (2007–2018) for Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks. Career regular-season line: 133 goals and 171 assists (304 points) in 726 games. Standard career, peaking in 2014.
NHL Stats
Career Snapshot
Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Peak 3Y VAL
11.4
2009, 2014, 2016 avg
Career VAL
85.8
Value Above League
Games
726
Goals
133
Assists
171
Points
304
Playoff VAL
56.6
postseason
Career Shape
Balanced
40% in peak 3y
All-time standings
Career boards only, within NHL
Cross-sport prominence: 83.9th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
Boards that rank NHL careers
NHL Career Arc TypesNHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesNHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup PlayoffsNHL Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeNHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsNHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamNHL Only Club — Statistical ExclusivityNHL Rarest Seasons — Statistical RarityNHL VAL Leaders — Value Above LeagueCareer TwinsCross-Sport Era-Adjusted Careers — The Greatest Careers, One AxisCross-Sport Era-Adjusted Seasons — The Greatest Years, One Axis
Similar careers
Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.
Where this data comes from
Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.
- NHL API — Official public API, keyless — no stated open licence