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Aaron Ekblad
Defenseman #5 Panthers $6.100M
Player Information

Aaron Ekblad has 21 points (3 goals, 18 assists) in 55 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 1) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers, he has 401 points (121 goals, 280 assists) in 787 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers.

He also has 33 points (8 goals, 25 assists) in 83 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 30.1 yrs (07.02.1996)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 1st in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoFlorida Panthers
    Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy (1x) Stanley Cup (2x)
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Panthers controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Aaron Ekblad is off the ice, the Panthers control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 93rd of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 196th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.46
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.47
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.15
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.21
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.97
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.82
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.61
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.55
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.90
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.92
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.21
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.72
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.80
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.86
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $6.100M
Player Contract Value: $2.400M
Remaining: 8 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2033 UFA
Age at the end: 38.4 yrs (07.02.1996)
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Aaron Ekblad
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -2 19:48 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -2 23:10 0 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 1 21:45 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -2 20:15 3 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 22:06 0 2
Total 5 0 0 0 -5 5 0.0% 8
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Panthers 81 12 27 39 12 21:49 170 7.1% 32
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 78 15 21 36 18 21:40 182 8.2% 41
2016-17 Team Logo Panthers 68 10 11 21 -23 21:28 225 4.4% 58
2017-18 Team Logo Panthers 82 16 22 38 9 23:22 189 8.5% 71
2018-19 Team Logo Panthers 82 13 24 37 1 23:38 180 7.2% 47
2019-20 Team Logo Panthers 67 5 36 41 12 22:58 147 3.4% 26
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 35 11 11 22 5 25:04 101 10.9% 33
2021-22 Team Logo Panthers 61 15 42 57 38 24:55 180 8.3% 26
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 71 14 24 38 -14 23:23 216 6.5% 68
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 51 4 14 18 27 20:52 98 4.1% 50
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 56 3 30 33 11 23:31 106 2.8% 53
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 55 3 18 21 -10 22:25 74 4.1% 43
Season Projection 80 4 26 30 -15 22:24 108 3.7% 63
Total 787 121 280 401 86 1868 6.5% 548
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Panthers 6 0 1 1 0 25:37 14 0.0% 0
2019-20 Team Logo Panthers 4 0 0 0 0 25:13 10 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Panthers 10 1 4 5 -2 23:51 23 4.3% 11
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 20 2 6 8 9 23:56 26 7.7% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 24 1 5 6 4 22:33 33 3.0% 16
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 19 4 9 13 10 24:00 36 11.1% 38
Total 83 8 25 33 21 142 5.6% 87
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Aaron Ekblad Team Logo D 30.1 yrs 193 cm / 99 kg 0.38 0.51 64 71 $6.100M
85% Brady Skjei Team Logo D 31.9 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.30 0.40 61 66 $7.000M
84% Jacob Trouba Team Logo D 32 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.45 0.40 65 75 $8.000M
82% Darnell Nurse Team Logo D 31.1 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.31 0.41 62 78 $9.250M
82% Charle-Edouard D'Astous Team Logo D 27.8 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.40 0.40 67 72 $0.775M
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