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Mattias Ekholm
Defenseman #14 Oilers $6.000M
Player Information

Mattias Ekholm has 27 points (6 goals, 21 assists) in 58 games for the Edmonton Oilers this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 102) of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators, he has 387 points (92 goals, 295 assists) in 942 regular-season games for the Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers.

He also has 58 points (13 goals, 45 assists) in 119 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 35.8 yrs (24.05.1990)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 101 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 102nd in 2009
    Draft Team: Team logoNashville Predators
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 35-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Oilers controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Mattias Ekholm is off the ice, the Oilers control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 43rd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 131st of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.91
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.31
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.52
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.57
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.30
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.58
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.81
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.51
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.29
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.57
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.59
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.10
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.09
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    11.18
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $6.000M
Player Contract Value: $5.100M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 40.1 yrs (24.05.1990)
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Mattias Ekholm
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
26.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 3 0 3 3 19:58 4 75.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 1 1 1 21:52 0 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -1 21:00 4 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -1 20:53 2 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 21:11 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 3 1 4 3 13 23.1% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Predators 2 0 0 0 -1 12:25 1 0.0% 0
2012-13 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 -1 16:04 0 0
2013-14 Team Logo Predators 62 1 8 9 -8 16:49 58 1.7% 10
2014-15 Team Logo Predators 80 7 11 18 12 19:01 86 8.1% 52
2015-16 Team Logo Predators 82 8 27 35 14 20:15 114 7.0% 44
2016-17 Team Logo Predators 82 3 20 23 4 23:28 120 2.5% 34
2017-18 Team Logo Predators 81 10 24 34 25 23:34 135 7.4% 46
2018-19 Team Logo Predators 80 8 36 44 27 23:22 146 5.5% 47
2019-20 Team Logo Predators 68 8 25 33 -1 23:22 154 5.2% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 48 6 17 23 19 22:52 110 5.5% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 76 6 25 31 14 23:28 145 4.1% 44
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 57 5 13 18 0 21:43 99 5.1% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 21 4 10 14 28 20:46 36 11.1% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 79 11 34 45 44 21:03 177 6.2% 47
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 65 9 24 33 11 22:11 143 6.3% 30
2025-26 Team Logo Oilers 58 6 21 27 18 20:55 104 5.8% 22
Season Projection 82 8 30 38 25 20:55 147 5.4% 31
Total 942 92 295 387 205 1628 5.7% 450
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Predators 6 1 0 1 4 26:25 6 16.7% 2
2015-16 Team Logo Predators 14 3 4 7 2 23:48 25 12.0% 4
2016-17 Team Logo Predators 22 1 10 11 6 25:19 33 3.0% 38
2017-18 Team Logo Predators 13 1 7 8 4 23:23 20 5.0% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Predators 6 0 2 2 -2 23:56 14 0.0% 12
2019-20 Team Logo Predators 4 0 1 1 -2 24:07 12 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 6 0 3 3 2 26:26 12 0.0% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 4 0 2 2 -2 22:49 8 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Oilers 12 1 6 7 0 21:52 20 5.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Oilers 25 5 5 10 9 21:58 45 11.1% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 7 1 5 6 0 21:34 13 7.7% 14
Total 119 13 45 58 21 208 6.3% 102
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Mattias Ekholm Team Logo D 35.8 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.47 0.41 72 78 $6.000M
90% Mason Lohrei Team Logo D 25.1 yrs 196 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 71 78 $3.200M
87% Travis Sanheim Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 193 cm / 100 kg 0.43 0.37 67 81 $6.250M
85% Hampus Lindholm Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 193 cm / 98 kg 0.44 0.41 66 81 $6.500M
85% Mattias Samuelsson Team Logo D 26 yrs 193 cm / 103 kg 0.62 0.29 69 75 $4.286M
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