D · EDM · NHL id 8475218
Mattias Ekholm has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 20:49 a night (18:13 at even strength, 0:10 on the power play and 2:21 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 71% of his 5v5 minutes with Evan Bouchard and 59% with Connor McDavid over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 69% of shot attempts with Ekholm on the ice (4-1 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on D2 with Evan Bouchard and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 2 (0.45/GP before)
- 2% of team PP time (was 11%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 20:44 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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 · 4 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 4 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.10 expected goals; best chance Mattias Ekholm at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 41 points vs 39.6 expected
Last 20 games: -12. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.6%
- 99.5
- 37.6%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 8.4
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:19 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists3593rd of 715
- Points41186th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal131205th of 715
- Hits65309th of 715
- Blocked shots12545th of 715
- Plus/minus+3215th of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)56.0%50th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)56.1%44th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)58.4%22nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)58.4%22nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)58.3%35th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)57.3%35th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.80393rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.038338th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36126th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:36103rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:29406th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %59.6%159th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.21423rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO995386th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.4583rd of 715
- Luck Meter−7442nd of 828
- Ascension score44280th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2395th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts30526th of 715
- Hardest shot98.432nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.7%48th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.061
- Season net
- −1.44xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.80
- Attempts
- 19
- 0.010
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
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 3, 2026 alerts →
- Played 4:49 more than his 5-game averageNov 4, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 10, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 30, 2021 alerts →
- Played 8:24 more than his 5-game averageApr 22, 2019 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 29, 2018 alerts →
How his goals happened
32 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 8.8 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Deflection | carry | 0 | 28.4 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 53.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs DET | Rush | carry | 2 | 49.4 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ FLA | Cycle | — | 4* | 45.0 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 71.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jun 4, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 59.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 56.7 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 34.5 | one-timer | |
| Jan 27, 2025 vs SEA | Point shot | — | 0 | 16.8 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2024 vs UTA | Rebound | — | 4 | 62.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 53.3 | one-timer | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs BOS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 48.4 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2024 vs CBJ | Rush | loose | 0 | 30.9 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2024 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 2 | 60.5 | deflection | |
| Oct 25, 2024 vs PIT | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 60.2 | — | |
| Jun 10, 2024 @ FLA | Point shot | — | 0 | 19.0 | — | |
| May 29, 2024 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 0 | 29.1 | — | |
| May 12, 2024 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| May 10, 2024 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.4 | — | |
| May 8, 2024 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 1* | 70.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 10, 2024 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 79.6 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2024 vs COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 7.0 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 1, 2024 @ STL | Point shot | — | 2 | 76.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 30, 2024 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 2 | 80.3 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs BUF | Rush | carry | 1* | 68.8 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 56.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 10, 2024 @ PIT | Point shot | — | 4* | 71.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 6, 2023 vs CAR | Rebound | — | 2* | 14.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2023 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 4* | 62.6 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2023 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 1 | 6.1 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2023 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 72.0 | rebound |
* 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 Ekholm
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ekholm apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | D | 2 | 25:51 | 71% | 81.4% | 100% (4-0) | 42.9% 10:35 | 54.5% 11:32 |
| Connor McDavid | C | 2 | 21:29 | 59% | 76.5% | 100% (3-0) | 60.0% 14:57 | 57.1% 8:12 |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 2 | 15:20 | 42% | 78.3% | 100% (1-0) | 63.4% 21:06 | 82.1% 14:01 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | RW | 2 | 14:43 | 40% | 72.7% | 100% (1-0) | 66.7% 21:43 | 84.0% 12:43 |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 2 | 11:41 | 32% | 61.5% | 75% (3-1) | 73.7% 24:45 | 44.4% 15:05 |
| Zach Hyman | LW | 1 | 8:41 | 24% | 76.5% | 100% (2-0) | 75.0% 10:39 | 54.5% 5:34 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 8:09 | 22% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 79.6% 28:17 | 40.0% 30:11 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 2 | 7:55 | 22% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 76.1% 28:31 | 27.3% 18:26 |
| Owen Michaels | RW | 2 | 5:11 | 14% | 46.7% | 50% (1-1) | 75.5% 31:15 | 26.3% 15:07 |
| Colton Dach | C | 1 | 4:41 | 13% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 76.9% 14:39 | 30.8% 8:48 |
| Isaac Howard | LW | 2 | 4:30 | 12% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 31:56 | 32.0% 13:16 |
| Max Jones | LW | 1 | 4:07 | 11% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 76.9% 15:13 | 40.0% 8:11 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 2 | 3:55 | 11% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 32:31 | 33.3% 12:15 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 1 | 3:29 | 10% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 72.0% 15:51 | 82.6% 11:44 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:42 | 17:06 | 0:19 | 3:06 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:56 | 19:20 | — | 1:36 |
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 | 41:38 | 20:49 | 46 | 30 | 60.5% | 66.7% | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 67% | 2.2 | 1.2 | 30% |
| Even strength | 2 | 36:26 | 18:13 | 44 | 20 | 68.8% | 72.7% | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 36:26 | 18:13 | 44 | 20 | 68.8% | 72.7% | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:19 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 4:42 | 2:21 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 4:42 | 2:21 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 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 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 20:49 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 12 | 19:27 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 6 | 35 | 41 | +32 | 30 | 131 | 4.6% | 65 | 125 | 20:36 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | 2 | 15 | 21:35 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | +11 | 30 | 143 | 6.3% | 42 | 95 | 22:12 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 6 | 45 | 11.1% | 28 | 47 | 21:58 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | +44 | 47 | 177 | 6.2% | 136 | 93 | 21:03 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5.0% | 30 | 10 | 21:53 |
| 2022-23 | EDM, NSH | 78 | 9 | 23 | 32 | +28 | 28 | 135 | 6.7% | 91 | 104 | 21:28 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NSH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 11 | 8 | 22:49 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | +14 | 44 | 145 | 4.1% | 79 | 96 | 23:29 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 12 | 0.0% | 2 | 8 | 26:27 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +19 | 14 | 110 | 5.5% | 23 | 46 | 22:52 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -1 | 32 | 154 | 5.2% | 49 | 100 | 23:22 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12 | 14 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 23:57 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +27 | 47 | 146 | 5.5% | 68 | 107 | 23:22 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | NSH | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 20 | 5.0% | 16 | 27 | 23:24 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | +25 | 46 | 135 | 7.4% | 75 | 117 | 23:35 |
Mattias Ekholm news
- PRE-RAW | Mattias Ekholm 09.26.26NHL.com
- 'I just want to win:' Oilers elder statesman Mattias Ekholm happy to play wherever the team needs him on defenceEdmonton Journal
- Ryan Shea Shocks Day One: Oilers’ New $4M Defender Opens Camp on the Top PairingNHL Trade Talk
- Mattias Ekholm StatsNHL.com
- Mattias Ekholm HomeNHL.com
- Mattias Ekholm Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Ouch! Edmonton Oilers aces take a hit, no longer rated as two of NHL's top playersEdmonton Journal
- Oilers Turned Offseason Around & Mattias Ekholm Player PreviewSubstack
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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.