#14 · Defense

Mattias Ekholm

Age: 36
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 211 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Borlange, SWE

GP: 6
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: +13
SOG: 5

Drafted 2009 · Round 4, #102 overall (NSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	1	0	0+1
A	1	0	1
P	2	0	1+1
SOG	5	5	14-9
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+13	+2	-3+16
PIM	12	0	4+8
TOI/GP	21:44	20:19+1:24	20:52+0:52
SH%	20.0	0.0+20.0	0.0+20.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Ekholm is shooting 20.0% (1 on 5 shots) against 5.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.7 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.6; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 70.8; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +8.6; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.209; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.7; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 51.8; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 17:41; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

16 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Ekholm is used

#14 · D · Edmonton Oilers

Mattias Ekholm

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PK2

Ice time / game: 21:56; 17:41 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 51.8%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 70.8%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.6%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Ekholm46.7s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Ekholm17%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Evan Bouchard67.9 min together51%shot attempts

Connor McDavid57.8 min together55%shot attempts

Leon Draisaitl49.1 min together51%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Edmonton Oilers	6	1	1	2	+13	12	0	5	20.0	21:44
2025–26	Edmonton Oilers	82	6	35	41	+32	30	0	131	4.6	20:36
2025–26 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	6	0	2	2	-1	0	0	6	0.0	19:27
2024–25	Edmonton Oilers	65	9	24	33	+11	30	3	143	6.3	22:12
2024–25 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	7	1	5	6	0	14	0	13	7.7	21:35
2023–24	Edmonton Oilers	79	11	34	45	+44	47	2	177	6.2	21:03
2023–24 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	25	5	5	10	+9	6	1	45	11.1	21:58
2022–23	Nashville Predators	57	5	13	18	0	24	0	99	5.1	21:44
2022–23	Edmonton Oilers	21	4	10	14	+28	4	0	36	11.1	20:47
2022–23 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	12	1	6	7	0	8	0	20	5.0	21:53
2021–22	Nashville Predators	76	6	25	31	+14	44	0	145	4.1	23:29
2021–22 (P)	Nashville Predators	4	0	2	2	-2	0	0	8	0.0	22:49
2020–21	Nashville Predators	48	6	17	23	+19	14	0	110	5.5	22:52
2020–21 (P)	Nashville Predators	6	0	3	3	+2	6	0	12	0.0	26:27
2019–20	Nashville Predators	68	8	25	33	-1	32	0	154	5.2	23:22
2019–20 (P)	Nashville Predators	4	0	1	1	-2	0	0	12	0.0	24:08
2018–19	Nashville Predators	80	8	36	44	+27	47	2	146	5.5	23:22
2018–19 (P)	Nashville Predators	6	0	2	2	-2	12	0	14	0.0	23:57
2017–18	Nashville Predators	81	10	24	34	+25	46	5	135	7.4	23:35
2017–18 (P)	Nashville Predators	13	1	7	8	+4	12	0	20	5.0	23:24
2016–17	Nashville Predators	82	3	20	23	+4	34	0	120	2.5	23:28
2016–17 (P)	Nashville Predators	22	1	10	11	+6	38	1	33	3.0	25:20
2015–16	Nashville Predators	82	8	27	35	+14	44	1	114	7.0	20:15
2015–16 (P)	Nashville Predators	14	3	4	7	+2	4	0	25	12.0	23:48
2014–15	Nashville Predators	80	7	11	18	+12	52	1	86	8.1	19:01
2014–15 (P)	Nashville Predators	6	1	0	1	+4	2	0	6	16.7	26:25
2013–14	Nashville Predators	62	1	8	9	-8	10	0	58	1.7	16:49
2012–13	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0	16:05
2011–12	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0	12:25

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@LAK	0	0	0	+2	0	2	21:21
Sat, Oct 10	@SJS	1	0	1	+1	2	0	22:46
Wed, Oct 7	@ANA	0	1	1	+4	1	0	21:56
Sat, Oct 3	vsSEA	0	0	0	+1	0	10	22:41
Thu, Oct 1	@VAN	0	0	0	+3	0	0	20:42
Tue, Sep 29	vsVAN	0	0	0	+2	2	0	20:56

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Sweden · 4 Nations	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	–	15:05
2018–19	Sweden · WC	8	0	2	2	+2	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Sweden · WC	4	1	2	3	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden · WCup	4	0	0	0	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Sweden · WC-A	2	1	0	1	-4	2	1	13	–	–
2014–15	Sweden · WC-A	8	0	3	3	+2	6	0	16	–	–
2013–14	Sweden · WC-A	10	2	5	7	+1	8	1	14	–	–
2012–13	Milwaukee · AHL	59	10	22	32	+15	30	7	127	787.0	–
2012–13 (P)	Milwaukee · AHL	4	0	1	1	-3	0	0	10	0.0	–
2011–12	Brynas · Sweden	41	9	8	17	–	55	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Brynas · Sweden	17	1	8	9	–	12	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Brynas · Sweden	55	10	23	33	–	38	–	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Brynas · Sweden	5	0	4	4	–	10	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Mora · Sweden-2	41	1	21	22	–	54	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Sweden · WJC-A	6	1	0	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Mora · Sweden-2	2	0	0	0	0	6	–	0	0.0	–
2008–09	Mora Jr. · Swe-Jr.	21	3	5	8	–	32	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Mora · Sweden-2	38	2	11	13	–	12	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	Mora · Sweden-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	–	0	0.0	–
2007–08	Mora U18 · Swe-U18	9	4	5	9	–	12	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Mora Jr. · Swe-Jr.	37	5	7	12	–	54	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Mora · Sweden	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Mora · Sweden-Q	6	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Sweden · WJ18-A	6	1	0	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
2007–08 (P)	Mora IK · SHL	6	0	0	0	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Mora U18 · Swe-U18	5	2	2	4	–	6	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Mora Jr. · Swe-Jr.	36	0	4	4	–	28	–	–	–	–
2006–07 (P)	Mora Jr. · Swe-Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0.0	–

This season vs last

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