Mattias Ekholm has 19 points (3 goals, 16 assists) in 45 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 379 points (89 goals, 290 assists) in 929 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: 
SWEAge: 35.6 yrs (24.05.1990) Height / Weight: 196 cm / 102 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 102nd in 2009 Draft Team: 
Nashville Predators
Awards: -
The 35-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Oilers controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Mattias Ekholm is off the ice, the Oilers control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.
He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 57th of 283 DefensemenDefense:Def: 140th of 283 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.02-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.490.350.65IceTimePerGame 20.891525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.200.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.520.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.520.11xGoals/60 0.300.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.431.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3.201.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.562.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 3.3324.5Penalties/60 0.520.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 4.5026Takeaways/60 1.170.52DZoneGiveaways/60 1.9614DZoneStartPct 0.380.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 11.54512
| Actual AAV: | $6.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.500M |
| Remaining: | 4 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2029 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 40.1 yrs (24.05.1990) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 |
Predators
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:25 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2012-13 |
Predators
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013-14 |
Predators
|
62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 16:49 | 58 | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2014-15 |
Predators
|
80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 19:01 | 86 | 8.1% | 52 |
| 2015-16 |
Predators
|
82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 20:15 | 114 | 7.0% | 44 |
| 2016-17 |
Predators
|
82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 23:28 | 120 | 2.5% | 34 |
| 2017-18 |
Predators
|
81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 23:34 | 135 | 7.4% | 46 |
| 2018-19 |
Predators
|
80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 27 | 23:22 | 146 | 5.5% | 47 |
| 2019-20 |
Predators
|
68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -1 | 23:22 | 154 | 5.2% | 32 |
| 2020-21 |
Predators
|
48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 22:52 | 110 | 5.5% | 14 |
| 2021-22 |
Predators
|
76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 23:28 | 145 | 4.1% | 44 |
| 2022-23 |
Predators
|
57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 21:43 | 99 | 5.1% | 24 |
| 2022-23 |
Oilers
|
21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 20:46 | 36 | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2023-24 |
Oilers
|
79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 21:03 | 177 | 6.2% | 47 |
| 2024-25 |
Oilers
|
65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 22:11 | 143 | 6.3% | 30 |
| 2025-26 |
Oilers
|
45 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 20:55 | 83 | 3.6% | 16 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 20:56 | 151 | 3.3% | 29 | |
| Total | 929 | 89 | 290 | 379 | 193 | 1607 | 5.5% | 444 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 |
Predators
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26:25 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2015-16 |
Predators
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14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 23:48 | 25 | 12.0% | 4 |
| 2016-17 |
Predators
|
22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25:19 | 33 | 3.0% | 38 |
| 2017-18 |
Predators
|
13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23:23 | 20 | 5.0% | 12 |
| 2018-19 |
Predators
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 23:56 | 14 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019-20 |
Predators
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 24:07 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2020-21 |
Predators
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26:26 | 12 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2021-22 |
Predators
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 22:49 | 8 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2022-23 |
Oilers
|
12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21:52 | 20 | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2023-24 |
Oilers
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25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 21:58 | 45 | 11.1% | 6 |
| 2024-25 |
Oilers
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7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21:34 | 13 | 7.7% | 14 |
| Total | 119 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 21 | 208 | 6.3% | 102 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Ekholm | |
D | 35.6 yrs | 196 cm / 102 kg | 0.42 | 0.41 | 70 | 77 | $6.000M | |
| 89% | Mason Lohrei |  |
D | 25 yrs | 196 cm / 98 kg | 0.45 | 0.41 | 69 | 77 | $3.200M |
| 87% | Travis Sanheim |  |
D | 29.8 yrs | 193 cm / 100 kg | 0.44 | 0.37 | 67 | 81 | $6.250M |
| 87% | Hampus Lindholm | |
D | 32 yrs | 193 cm / 98 kg | 0.41 | 0.41 | 65 | 80 | $6.500M |
| 85% | Owen Power |  |
D | 23.1 yrs | 198 cm / 102 kg | 0.33 | 0.44 | 64 | 81 | $8.350M |