D · FLA · NHL id 8477932
Aaron Ekblad has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 20:55 a night (12:33 at even strength, 4:08 on the power play and 4:15 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 44% of his 5v5 minutes with Dmitry Kulikov and 40% with Gustav Forsling over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Ekblad on the ice (1-1 in goals, 25% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on D2 with Dmitry Kulikov and on PP2; moved up to D2 (from D3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- PP1 in 0 of last 2 (was 9 of 20)
- Moved from D1 to D2
- +2:11 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 20:55 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 6 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.14 expected goals; best chance Aaron Ekblad at 0.10 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 72 GP · 26 points vs 28.9 expected
Last 20 games: -35. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.1%
- 99.2
- 32.1%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 5.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 31% → 42%): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played72
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists22228th of 715
- Points26332nd of 715
- Power-play points5261st of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal97312th of 715
- Hits84233rd of 715
- Blocked shots10376th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes5591st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.3%167th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.4%212th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.3%302nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.2%307th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.5%374th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.3%307th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.30610th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.061496th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29350th of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.220
Usage
- Ice time per game22:2946th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:06183rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %47.8%431st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.48565th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO992431st of 719
- Goals above expected−1.0476th of 715
- Luck Meter−22546th of 828
- Ascension score44339th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7551st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts22596th of 715
- Hardest shot86.5441st of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.3%296th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 72 of 72 games through the sequence engine
- −0.045
- Season net
- −0.89xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.30
- Attempts
- 6
- 0.005
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 20, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 1, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 10, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 21, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 6, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 4, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
16 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 64.4 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2026 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 66.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 29, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | carry | 3* | 69.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs OTT | Cycle | — | 3* | 66.1 | — | |
| Jun 9, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.2 | one-timer | |
| May 20, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 53.2 | — | |
| May 14, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.8 | — | |
| Apr 28, 2025 vs TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 25.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 70.6 | one-timer | |
| Dec 18, 2024 @ MIN | Point shot | — | 1 | 56.7 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 12.9 | — | |
| Jun 10, 2024 vs EDM | Point shot | — | 0 | 59.8 | — | |
| Feb 20, 2024 vs OTT | Cycle | — | 5* | 47.9 | — | |
| Feb 14, 2024 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.6 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2024 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 1 | 32.7 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2023 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 3 | 48.1 | deflection |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Ekblad
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ekblad apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 1 | 10:16 | 44% | 37.5% | 50% (1-1) | 40.0% 3:03 | 57.1% 3:41 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 9:22 | 40% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 0:40 | 44.4% 3:17 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 2 | 8:35 | 37% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 25.0% 14:46 | 47.6% 17:35 |
| Sam Bennett | C | 2 | 8:29 | 36% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 25.0% 14:52 | 38.1% 19:00 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 2 | 7:56 | 34% | 35.7% | 0% (0-1) | 56.3% 15:25 | 60.6% 12:38 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 2 | 7:50 | 34% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 15:31 | 66.7% 17:19 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 2 | 6:54 | 30% | 30.0% | 0% (0-1) | 55.0% 16:27 | 75.0% 14:47 |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 2 | 6:12 | 27% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 17:09 | 57.1% 15:46 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | LW | 2 | 5:49 | 25% | 30.0% | 0% (0-1) | 55.0% 17:32 | 56.8% 17:47 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 2 | 5:46 | 25% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 36.4% 17:35 | 44.4% 16:21 |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 2 | 4:44 | 20% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 48.0% 18:37 | 73.3% 11:12 |
| Lars Eller | C | 2 | 4:31 | 19% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 18:50 | 71.4% 17:46 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 1 | 1:31 | 6% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 11:48 | 59.4% 17:36 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 1:09 | 5% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 31.6% 12:10 | 56.5% 11:43 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,187 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
74th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
97th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Ekblad's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Ekblad's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21:33 | 14:18 | 3:32 | 3:43 |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20:17 | 10:47 | 4:43 | 4:47 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 41:50 | 20:55 | 30 | 35 | 46.2% | 39.5% | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 2.2 | 2.4 | 18% |
| Even strength | 2 | 25:05 | 12:33 | 15 | 17 | 46.9% | 40.0% | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.4 | 25% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:21 | 11:41 | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | 38.9% | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.8 | 0.4 | 25% |
| Power play | 2 | 8:15 | 4:08 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% | 87.5% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.2 | 0.1 | 50% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 8:30 | 4:15 | 4 | 17 | 19.0% | 13.3% | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 8:09 | 4:05 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% | 87.5% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.2 | 0.1 | 50% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 6:35 | 3:18 | 4 | 12 | 25.0% | 18.2% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 20:55 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 55 | 97 | 4.1% | 84 | 103 | 22:29 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | FLA | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +10 | 38 | 36 | 11.1% | 62 | 27 | 24:00 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | +11 | 53 | 106 | 2.8% | 90 | 64 | 23:31 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 16 | 33 | 3.0% | 71 | 48 | 22:33 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 50 | 98 | 4.1% | 85 | 59 | 20:52 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | FLA | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 20 | 26 | 7.7% | 36 | 29 | 23:57 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 68 | 216 | 6.5% | 77 | 80 | 23:24 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | FLA | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 | 23 | 4.3% | 17 | 9 | 23:51 |
| 2021-22 | FLA | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 26 | 180 | 8.3% | 62 | 69 | 24:55 |
| 2020-21 | FLA | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 33 | 101 | 10.9% | 24 | 27 | 25:05 |
| 2019-20 | FLA | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | +12 | 26 | 147 | 3.4% | 34 | 84 | 22:59 |
| 2018-19 | FLA | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +1 | 47 | 180 | 7.2% | 114 | 88 | 23:39 |
| 2017-18 | FLA | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +9 | 71 | 189 | 8.5% | 69 | 121 | 23:23 |
Aaron Ekblad news
- Aaron Ekblad reveals Tkachuks' locker-room takeover and it may not be a good thingMarkerzone.com
- Aaron Ekblad HomeNHL.com
- Aaron Ekblad StatsNHL.com
- Aaron Ekblad Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Video - Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett Among NHL Stars Skating In Annual Barrie Charity GameThe Hockey News
- Aaron Ekblad putting Panthers on his shouldersNHL.com
- Aaron Ekblad News: Deems broken finger fineRotoWire
- Panthers' Aaron Ekblad: Deems broken finger fineCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.